Home-based prehabilitation: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised trials.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Prehabilitation aims to enhance preoperative functional capacity through exercise, nutrition, and psychological programs. Home-based prehabilitation represents an alternative to hospital prehabilitation, with the advantage of not utilising hospital resources. This review aims to evaluate adherence and clinical effectiveness of home-based prehabilitation.

Methods

We searched PubMed, Cochrane, and Embase up to October 1, 2024 for randomised controlled trials comparing home-based prehabilitation with standard care. The primary outcome was the proportion of patients with postoperative complications. Secondary outcomes included protocol adherence, and 6-min walking test. We used risk ratios (RR) and mean differences to summarise the results. The risk of bias was assess

SUBMITTER: D'Amico F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11947603 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature