Educational Brochure in Preparing Patients With Gastric Cancer and Their Caregivers for Recovery After Surgery

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES: I. To pilot test an educational intervention in the form of a teaching brochure to prepare patients and informal caregivers for recovery following partial or total gastrectomy. SECONDARY OBJECTIVES: I. To describe preliminary effect of the intervention on patient-reported outcomes (PROs), informal caregiver-reported outcomes, and clinical/system outcomes. OUTLINE: Participants are enrolled sequentially to 1 of 2 cohorts. COHORT I: Participants receive standard post-operative care. COHORT II: Participants receive a 2-page educational brochure after surgery and prior to discharge home. After completion of study, participants are followed up for approximately 2 months.