TABLE 3.
Prehabilitation therapy characteristics, accessibility, and feasibility
| Author, year | Frequency (sessions per week) | Intensity level | Weeks of ET | Avg Session duration (hr) | Supervision | Home‐based | Patients approached | Patients agreeing to participate (%) | Patients completing study (%) | GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barassi, 2018 | 7 | Low | 1 | 1.0 | Yes | NR | NR | 32 | 32 (100) | High |
| Benzo, 2011 | 10 | Moderate | 2 | 0.67 | Yes | Yes | NR | 19 | 19 (100) | High |
| Bobbio, 2007 | 5 | High | 4 | 1.5 | Yes | No | 12 | 12 (100) | 11 (91.7) | Very low |
| Bousquet‐Dion, 2018 | 4.5 | Moderate | 4 | 0.50 | Yes | Yes | 88 | 80 (90.9) | 73 (91.3) | High |
| Carli, 2020 | 7 | Moderate | 4 | .78 | Yes | Yes | 120 | 120 (100) | 110 (91.7) | High |
| Chen, 2017 | 3 | NR | 4 | 0.67 | No | Yes | NR | 116 | 116 (100) | High |
| Dronkers, 2014 | 2 | Moderate | 3 | 1.0 | Yes | NR | 42 | 42 (100) | 41 (97.6) | High |
| Gillis, 2014 | 3 | Moderate | 4 | 0.83 | No | Yes | 104 | 38 (36.5) | 35 (92.1) | High |
| Dunne, 2016 | 3 | Moderate | 4 | 0.50 | Yes | No | 97 | 89 (91.7) | 84 (94.4) | High |
| Karenovics, 2017 | 3 | High | 3 | 0.61 | Yes | No | 189 | 164 (86.8) | 156 (95.1) | High |
| Lai, 2017 | 7 | High | 1 | 1.0 | Yes | NR | 132 | 101 (76.5) | 95 (94.1) | High |
| Li, 2013 | 3 | NR | 4 | 1.0 | Yes | NR | NR | NR | NR | Low |
| Licker, 2016 | 2.5 | High | 4 | .67 | Yes | NR | 177 | 164 (92.7) | 151 (92.1) | High |
| Mayo, 2011 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | 167 | 133 (79.6) | 95 (71.4) | Very low |
| Minnella, 2018 | 4 | Moderate | 6 | 0.50 | No | Yes | 113 | 68 (60.2) | 62 (91.2) | High |
| Santa Mina, 2018 | 3.5 | Moderate | NR | 1.0 | No | Yes | 185 | 86 (46.5) | 73 (84.9) | High |
| Sebio Garcia, 2017 | 4 | Moderate | 8 | 1.0 | Yes | No | 68 | 46 (67.6) | 22 (47.8) | High |
| Singh, 2017 | 2 | NR | 16 | NR | NR | NR | 17 | 12 (70.6) | 10 (83.3) | Very low |
| Singh, 2018 | 2 | NR | 6 | 1.5 | Yes | Yes | 14 | 10 (71.4) | 10 (100) | Very low |
| Stefanelli, 2017 | 5 | High | 3 | 3.5 | Yes | NR | NR | NR | NR | Moderate |
| West, 2015 | 3 | NR | 6 | 0.67 | Yes | No | 39 | 39 (100) | 35 (89.7) | Moderate |
| Median: 3.3 | Median: 4 | Median: 0.83 | Total sum: 1564 | Total sum: 1371 (87.7) | Total sum: 1230 (89.7) |
Abbreviations: NR, not reported.