This phase III trial compares a home-based telemonitoring program that collects symptom and daily step information to surgeon only care in improving recovery and stopping complications within 30 days after surgery in patients with gastrointestinal, genitourinary, or gynecologic cancer who are scheduled to undergo abdominal surgery. Patients may experience a decrease in functional capacity and experience symptoms like pain and fatigue after surgery, and this may change their ability to walk and function. Home-based telemonitoring of patient symptoms and their ability to walk and function after surgery may help doctors and nurses find and treat problems early, which may improve the patient's recovery and lower the number of complications after surgery.
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Change in Daily Step Count
Timeframe: Baseline up to day 14
Time to Early Withdrawal
Timeframe: Up to 4 months
Qualitative Data
Timeframe: Up to 4 months
Post-operative Complications
Timeframe: Up to 30 days after surgery
Maximum CCI
Timeframe: Up to 30 days post-discharge