Development and implementation of a home-based prehabilitation app for older patients undergoing elective colorectal cancer surgery. A Prospective Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Prehabilitation optimizes colorectal cancer patients' health during the preoperative waiting period, by increasing functional capacity, reducing postoperative complications, and speeding recovery. However, challenges in implementation include patients' willingness to attend multiple hospital visits, and hospitals needing trained personnel, facilities, and financial resources. An app-based prehabilitation program could address these issues by allowing patients to participate from home with remote support from healthcare professionals.

Objective

To develop and evaluate the feasibility of a digital application to offer multimodal home-based prehabilitation for older patients undergoing surgery for colorectal cancer.

Materials and methods

This single-center pro

SUBMITTER: Timmers TG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11822823 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature