Encouraging Digital Patient Portal Use in Ambulatory Surgery: A Mixed Method Research of Patients and Health Care Professionals Experiences and Perceptions.

Purpose: As more complex surgery is performed in 1-day admissions there is a growing demand for appropriate postoperative follow-up. A digital patient portal (DPP) is a promising tool to support this and increase patients' quality of recovery. However, both patients and health care professionals have not fully embraced this eHealth technology.