Why the study?
Prehabilitation can reinforce recovery before surgical incision, and applying the Wilson and Cleary conceptual model helps specify the complex health factors limiting functional capacity before surgery.
Does prehabilitation improve functional capacity and patient outcomes in patients preparing for surgery?
Does prehabilitation improve functional capacity and patient outcomes in patients preparing for surgery?
Prehabilitation requires a multidisciplinary approach including medical, nutritional, psychosocial, and exercise services to optimize functional capacity before surgery.
Supports individualized multidisciplinary prehabilitation; leaves open optimal protocols and outcome confirmation in prospective trials.
Mounting evidence suggests that recovery begins before the surgical incision. The presurgery phase of recovery, namely the preparation for optimal surgical recovery, can be reinforced with prehabilitation. Prehabilitation is the approach of enhancing the functional capacity of the individual to enable them to withstand a stressful event. With this narrative review, we apply the Wilson and Cleary conceptual model of patient outcomes to specify the complex and integrative relationship of health factors that limit functional capacity before surgery. To have the greatest impact on patient outcomes, prehabilitation programs require individualised and coordinated care from medical, nutritional, psychosocial and exercise services.
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