Barriers and facilitators to the implementation of prehabilitation for elderly frail patients prior to elective surgery: a qualitative study with healthcare professionals

• Main Authors: Tamina Isabel Fuchs (Author), Carina Pfab (Author), Jörn Kiselev (Author), Stefan J Schaller (Author), Claudia Spies (Author), Tanja Rombey (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Prehabilitation aims to enhance functional capacity before surgery, minimise complications and achieve a better postoperative outcome. This can be particularly useful for older, frail patients to better tolerate surgery. The aim of this study was to identify what barriers and fac...