Prehabilitation of High-Risk Candidates for Major Surgical Procedures
A total of 104 patients of 213 (mean age 69, SD 11 years, 67% men) that agreed to download the Prehab mobile app (TRL 7) [The mobile app obtained good usability scores (NPS score 40 and SUS 85/100), as well as a high acceptance rate (mean score 8.4/10).The patient’s primary use of the mobile app was to follow the prescription for daily physical activity, in 96% (n=100) of the cases. The weekly nutrition follow-up questionnaires were completed by 40% (n=42) of the patients; 37% (n=38) of study participants used the chat at least once to communicate with the prehabilitation team members (ie, physiotherapists and nutritionists). Only 21% (n=22) of the participants completed the daily mindfulness exercises. Educational tips on nutrition and physical activity were used by 33% (n=34) and 26% (n=27) of the study participants, respectively.