SynthesisPsycho-oncology2022
The impact of prehabilitation interventions on affective and functional outcomes for young to midlife adult cancer patients: A systematic review.
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13 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 21 citations in OpenAlex.
- Access, acceptance and adherence to cancer prehabilitation: a mixed-methods systematic review.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2025Pooled it
- Pretreatment cancer related cognitive impairment and associated psychological factors: a systematic review.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Pooled it
- Prehabilitation for patients undergoing neoadjuvant therapy prior to cancer resection: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2024Pooled it
- The impact of prehabilitation interventions on affective and functional outcomes for young to midlife adult cancer patients: A systematic review.Psycho-oncology · 2022Pooled it
- Evaluation of the impact of an interdisciplinary team scheduling model on psychological outcomes in patients with decompensated cirrhosis.World journal of hepatology · 2026Trial
- Preoperative prehabilitation in adults: A concept analysis.International journal of nursing studies advances · 2026Review
- Nutritional Support for Gastrointestinal Cancer Patients: New (and Old) Frontiers in Management, a Narrative Review.Nutrients · 2025Review
- Using the Theoretical Domains Framework and Behavior Change Wheel Framework within the world of nutrition support.Nutrition in clinical practice : official publication of the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition · 2025Review
- Acceptability of the RecoverEsupport Digital Health Intervention Among Patients Undergoing Breast Cancer Surgery: Qualitative Study.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Article
- Optimizing Lifestyle Before and After Surgery: A Qualitative Stakeholder Analysis Among Healthcare Professionals.American journal of lifestyle medicine · 2025Article
- Co-developing a theory of change for a personalised multimodal cancer prehabilitation programme in South Wales.BMC health services research · 2024Article
- Patients' and carers' views on research priorities in prehabilitation for cancer surgery.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2024Article
- Research Priorities in Prehabilitation for Patients Undergoing Cancer Surgery: An International Delphi Study.Annals of surgical oncology · 2023Article
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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
objectiveCancer remains one of the most enduring health crises of the modern world. Prehabilitation is a relatively new intervention aimed at preparing individuals for the stresses associated with treatment from diagnosis. Prehabilitation can include exercise, psychological and nutrition-based interventions. The present systematic review aimed to assess the efficacy of prehabilitation on affective and functional outcomes for young to midlife adult cancer patients (18-55 years). Outcomes of interest included prehabilitation programme composition, duration, mode of delivery and measures used to determine impact on affective and functional outcomes.
methodsThe following databases were searched with controlled and free text vocabulary; Psychological Information database (PsychINFO), Culmunated Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online (MEDLINE), Excerpta Medica Database (EMBASE) and Public MEDLINE (PubMed). Abstract and full-text screening was conducted with a secondary reviewer and final texts were subject to risk of bias analysis.
resultsThirteen texts were included at full-text. These included data of 797 prehabilitation participants (mean age 53 years) and a large representation of female participants (71% average). Evidence was found for the efficacy of psychological prehabilitation for anxiety reduction. Prehabilitation did not significantly affect health related quality of life. Findings moderately supported the therapeutic validity of exercise prehabilitation for functional outcomes, both in terms of clinical and experimental improvement with respect to the quality of evidence. Variation between all prehabilitation types was observed. There was insufficient evidence to support the efficacy of psychological prehabilitation on stress, distress or depression.
conclusionImplications for future research are highlighted and then discussed with respect to this young to midlife age group.
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