Barriers and facilitators to smartwatch-based prehabilitation participation among frail surgery patients: a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

For older, frail adults, exercise before surgery through prehabilitation (prehab) may hasten return recovery and reduce postoperative complications. We developed a smartwatch-based prehab program (BeFitMe) for older adults that encourages and tracks at-home exercise. The objective of this study was to assess patient perceptions about facilitators and barriers to prehab generally and to using a smartwatch prehab program among older adult thoracic surgery patients to optimize future program implementation.

Methods

We recruited patients, aged ≥50 years who had or were having surgery and were screened for frailty (Fried's Frailty Phenotype) at a thoracic surgery clinic at a single academic institution. Semi-structured interviews were conducted by telephone after obtai

SUBMITTER: Kerstiens S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10835899 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature