Home-Based Prehabilitation Cuts Postsurgical Disability In Older Adults With Frailty

Frail older adults who completed at least 75% of a course of home-based prehabilitation exercises before surgery reported lower disability scores 30 days after the surgery than other frail adults who received only activity and nutrition guidelines, according to a recent study.

Researchers sought to determine if home-based prehabilitation improved consumer-centered outcomes after surgery. The analysis included 705 participants age 60 years and older with frailty who were assigned to either home-based prehabilitation focused on exercise and nutrition for at least three weeks before surgery (353 participants) or usual care (352 participants).

The intervention provided aerobics . . .