Table 3.
Patient appreciation of the tele-prehabilitation program
| Strongly disagree | Strongly agree | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1. The aim of the intervention in preparation of the surgical treatment was clear to me. | – | – | – | – | 11 (100%) |
| 2. The perceived exertion during the cardiopulmonary exercise test was high. | 1 (9%) | – | 4 (36%) | 3 (27%) | 3 (27%) |
| 3. In my opinion, the cardiopulmonary exercise test was useful. | – | – | 1 (9%) | – | 10 (91%) |
| 4. The perceived exertion during the home-based exercises was high. | 1 (9%) | 1 (9%) | 2 (18%) | 4 (36%) | 3 (27%) |
| 5. In my opinion the home-based exercises were useful. | - | - | - | 1 (9%) | 10 (91%) |
| 6. I was motivated to perform the home-based exercises. | – | – | – | 1 (9%) | 10 (91%) |
| 7. I experienced the home-based exercises as pleasant. | – | 1 (9%) | 1 (9%) | 3 (27%) | 6 (54%) |
| 8. The home-based exercises were time-consuming. | 7 (64%) | 2 (18%) | 1 (9%) | 1 (9%) | - |
| 9. The weekly evaluations by telephone were beneficial to me. | – | – | – | 1 (9%) | 10 (91%) |
| 10. I experienced it be pleasant to be able to perform the exercises independently at home. | – | – | – | 1 (9%) | 10 (91%) |
| 11. I think the tele-prehabilitation program prepared me well for the surgical treatment. | – | – | – | 2 (18%) | 9 (82%) |
Data are presented as the number of patients (%)