Is short-term, home-based cognitive training before surgery feasible in older surgical patients?
Home-based cognitive prehabilitation is unlikely to be feasible for older surgical patients due to technical, psychological, and time-related barriers.
Short-term, home-based cognitive training before surgery is unlikely to be feasible for many older patients. Barriers to training include feeling overwhelmed, technical issues with training, and preoperative time commitment.
Vlisides et al. (Mon,) studied this question.
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