Implementing a telehealth prehabilitation education session for patients preparing for major cancer surgery.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Prehabilitation services assist patients in preparing for surgery, yet access to these services are often limited by geographical factors. Enabling rural and regional patients to access specialist surgical prehabilitation support with the use of telehealth technology has the potential to overcome health inequities and improve post-operative outcomes.

Aim

To evaluate the current and likely future impact of a telehealth preoperative education package for patients preparing for major abdominal cancer surgery.

Methods

A telehealth alternative to a hospital based pre-operative education session was developed and implemented at a dedicated cancer hospital. Adult patients (≥18 years) scheduled for elective major cancer surgery were offered this telehealth alternat

SUBMITTER: Waterland JL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8108411 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature