Prehabilitation: Optimizing Patients to Improve Outcomes - Part 1-Prehabilitation Webinar Printable Slides

Prehabilitation Webinar Printable Slides

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Prehabilitation, the process of optimizing patients before treatment or surgery, can lead to improved outcomes for patients. This was emphasized by presenters during a discussion on the benefits of prehabilitation in cancer management. They highlighted the fact that many patients do not meet physical activity recommendations before or after treatment, leading to persistent physical and psychological impairments. Incorporating exercise practices into patients' lives can help prevent cancer, improve symptom management, and enhance surgical outcomes. Studies have shown that physical activity can reduce the risk of lung cancer and improve lung cancer outcomes. Prehabilitation interventions, including exercise training, have been found to be effective in improving physical and psychological outcomes in lung cancer patients. They can also reduce the incidence and severity of complications during treatment and recovery. Pre-operative exercise training, in particular, has shown promise in improving exercise capacity, reducing dyspnea, and decreasing post-operative complications and hospital length of stay. However, more research is needed to establish optimal exercise training regimes, long-term outcomes, and cost-effectiveness. Overall, prehabilitation is a safe and acceptable approach that should be considered for patients awaiting surgery, with the understanding that it should not delay the surgery itself.

Keywords

Prehabilitation

improved outcomes

cancer management

physical activity recommendations

persistent impairments

exercise practices

lung cancer

complications

recovery

exercise capacity