Perioperative medicine & outcomes
Prehabilitation in patients with low physical fitness undergoing colorectal cancer surgery: a scoping review
Authors' conclusion
Prehabilitation research in patients with colorectal cancer and low physical fitness has focused on physiological risk.
Study context
- Population
- Adults with low physical fitness undergoing colorectal cancer surgery
- Participants
- 408 adults · 12 studies
Methodological detailsJoanna Briggs Institute methodology, PRISMA extension for Scoping Reviews, MEDLINE, EMBASE and CINAHL searched, Studies screened for low physical fitness by pre-determined criteria
- Joanna Briggs Institute methodology
- PRISMA extension for Scoping Reviews
- MEDLINE, EMBASE and CINAHL searched
- Studies screened for low physical fitness by pre-determined criteria
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
- Prehabilitation interventions heterogeneous: six distinct approaches, limited tailoring to low baseline fitness
- Trials reporting improved clinical outcomes showed high adherence, inconsistently defined and reported
- Behaviour change strategies not incorporated
- No study reported socioeconomic status; multimorbidity reporting variable
Original publication
Prehabilitation in patients with low physical fitness undergoing colorectal cancer surgery: a scoping review. BJA Open. Published 29 June 2026. doi:10.
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