Actionable Factors Fostering Health Value Generation and Scalability of Prehabilitation: A Prospective Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Prehabilitation has potential for improving surgical outcomes as shown in previous randomized controlled trials. However, a marked efficacy-effectiveness gap is limiting its scalability. Comprehensive analyses of deployment of the intervention in real-life scenarios are required.

Objective

To assess health outcomes and cost of prehabilitation.

Design

Prospective cohort study with a control group built using propensity score-matching techniques.

Setting

Prehabilitation Unit in a tertiary-care university hospital.

Participants

Candidates for major digestive, cardiac, thoracic, gynecologic, or urologic surgeries.

Intervention

Prehabilitation program, including supervised exercise training, promotion of physical activity, nutritional optimi

SUBMITTER: Risco R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10321511 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature