What moves patients to participate in prehabilitation before major surgery? A mixed methods systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Prehabilitation offers patients the opportunity to actively participate in their perioperative care by preparing themselves for their upcoming surgery. Experiencing barriers may lead to non-participation, which can result in a reduced functional capacity, delayed post-operative recovery and higher healthcare costs. Insight in the barriers and facilitators to participation in prehabilitation can inform further development and implementation of prehabilitation. The aim of this review was to identify patient-experienced barriers and facilitators for participation in prehabilitation.

Methods

For this mixed methods systematic review, articles were searched in PubMed, EMBASE and CINAHL. Articles were eligible for inclusion if they contained data on patient-reported barr

SUBMITTER: van der Velde M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10286498 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature