ArticleBMC nursing2025
Barriers and facilitators to prehabilitation of elderly patients with early lung cancer from the perspective of different clinical professionals: a qualitative study.
Article in BMC nursing, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
4 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Psychological, social, and behavioral barriers and facilitators to prehabilitation before cancer surgery: a qualitative systematic review.Frontiers in oncology · 2026Pooled it
- Experience and Needs of Immunotherapy for Lung Cancer Patients: A Meta-Synthesis of Qualitative Studies.Psycho-oncology · 2025Pooled it
- Effects of Telerehabilitation Based on Motion Recognition Technology on Exercise Endurance of Patients With Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer After Surgery: Single-Center, Prospective, Open-Label, Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2026Trial
- Paving the Way for ERAS in German Gynecologic and Gynecologic Oncology Departments: Insights into Barriers, Facilitators and Practical Strategies.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
6 authors.
Funding
Abstract
backgroundUnderstanding the barriers and facilitators of prehabilitation in elderly patients with early-stage lung cancer is of significant importance. This study aimed to elucidate these barriers and facilitators from the perspectives of different clinical professionals.
methodsA qualitative descriptive study was undertaken. Semi-structured interviews with clinical professionals, using purposive sampling and content analysis were conducted in March to May 2023 to summarize and refine the key themes.
resultsFrom the perspective of clinical professionals, the facilitators of prehabilitation have been categorized into five major themes. These include the recognized importance of prehabilitation, the positive attitude of clinical professionals, the support of leadership, the willingness of the majority of patients to accept prehabilitation, and the initial implementation of an enhanced recovery after surgery - multidisciplinary team (ERAS-MDT) approach. Conversely, clinical professionals identify several barriers to prehabilitation, which are grouped into seven themes. These impediments encompass a lack of knowledge regarding clinical practice, insufficient preoperative preparation time, the absence of an aging-friendly clinical practice scheme, an immature multidisciplinary cooperation mechanism, a lack of explicit regulations, inadequate emergency safeguards, and a shortage of specialized professionals. Practice strategies for promoting prehabilitation in elderly patients with early lung cancer include development of evidence summaries, develop healthcare training materials, develop patient health education brochures, clarify the division of labor of ERAS-MDT, improve patient safety and monitoring measures, optimize practice flow and obtain funding support.
conclusionTo enhance the feasibility and clinical relevance of prehabilitation, clinical professionals should consider establishing a multidisciplinary information consulting team, developing a comprehensive prehabilitation program, and reinforcing the support system prior to surgery.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.