Survey Reveals Family Caregivers Underprepared for Post-Surgery Recovery
A new Pacira BioSciences and Caregiver Action Network survey exposes critical gaps in how families are equipped to manage postsurgical care at home.
Pacira BioSciences and the Caregiver Action Network have released findings from a collaborative survey highlighting significant shortfalls in how patients and their families are prepared for the demands of postsurgical recovery outside of clinical settings. The study draws attention to the often-overlooked burden placed on informal caregivers once a patient is discharged.
The survey underscores that family members tasked with supporting loved ones through recovery frequently lack adequate guidance from healthcare providers, leaving them to navigate pain management, wound care, and mobility challenges with limited preparation. This disconnect between hospital discharge procedures and real-world home care readiness represents a systemic concern within the broader healthcare continuum.
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Caregiver Action Network, a nonprofit advocacy organization focused on the needs of family caregivers, partnered with Pacira BioSciences — a company with a stated focus on non-opioid pain management solutions — to conduct the research. The collaboration reflects growing industry and advocacy interest in improving the postsurgical patient journey beyond the operating room and recovery ward.
The findings point to an opportunity for hospitals, surgical teams, and pharmaceutical stakeholders to rethink discharge education and caregiver support programs. Experts and advocates in the caregiving space have increasingly argued that postsurgical outcomes depend as much on at-home support structures as on clinical intervention during the procedure itself.
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