ArticleJournal of cancer research and clinical oncology2023
Patient characteristics and preferences for a surgical prehabilitation program design: results from a pilot survey.
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- Cognitive prehabilitation for older adults undergoing elective surgery: a systematic review and narrative synthesis.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2024Pooled it
- What moves patients to participate in prehabilitation before major surgery? A mixed methods systematic review.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2023Pooled it
- Facilitators and barriers to participation in prehabilitation prior to orthopaedic elective surgery - a qualitative study with elderly (pre-)frail patients.BMC geriatrics · 2025Trial
- The feasibility of implementing and evaluating individualised digital prehabilitation prior to major elective surgery in adults aged ≥ 50 years: the PreActiv intervention.Perioperative medicine (London, England) · 2026Article
- Multimodal Prehabilitation in Head and Neck Cancer Patients Undergoing Surgery: A Feasibility Study.Journal of human nutrition and dietetics : the official journal of the British Dietetic Association · 2025Article
- Patients' and carers' views on research priorities in prehabilitation for cancer surgery.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2024Article
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Abstract
purposeSurgical prehabilitation aims to reduce a decline in the functional capacity thereby optimising health and fitness before surgery. One of the major barriers in successfully implementing a prehabilitation program in hospitals has been poor patient adherence. In our pilot survey on surgical patients, we sought to explore patient preferences regarding the program design, the barriers and enablers to patient participation in a multimodal prehabilitation program.
methodsThe survey was administered to patients undergoing major abdominal surgery in the preoperative period. The first two parts of the instrument mainly included questions on demographics, social history, activity levels, interest towards prehabilitation program and their involvement in co-design, preferences towards the components of the program, the barriers and enablers. The last part of survey included symptom and physical assessments.
resultsThe survey was completed by 24 patients undergoing major abdominal surgery. The median age of our cohort was 71 (range 35-91) years and 75% were retired. 75% of our participants were extremely interested in improving health and fitness and 63% were very keen to co-design their program when explained. Home-based programs were preferred by most participants and among exercises, walking was preferred by 71% of the participants. One third of the participants were interested in professional dietary counselling. There were only two participants who preferred group psychological therapy while 25% preferred individual psychological counselling sessions.
conclusionOur survey highlighted a need to design a personalised program with tailored interventions due to the wide variation in the interest and preferences among surgical patients.
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