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. 2021 Apr 19;2(3):477–486. doi: 10.1093/ehjdh/ztab041

Table 2.

Overview of the teleprehabilitation programme

Module Indication for participating in a specific teleprehabilitation modulea Intake-9 Week-8 Week-7 Week-6 Week-5 Week-4 Week-3 Week-2
Inspiratory muscle training Pulmonary risk score ≥2b
 Digital information
 Digital consultation
 MIP prediction
 Sending IMT device and training schedule
 IMT training
 Submaximal test
Functional exercise training Using SF-36 and VAS questionnaire c
 Digital information
 Digital consultation
 Exercise training
Psychological support HADS anxiety or depression score ≥8
 Digital information
 Consultation
Nutritional support
 Obesity BMI >30 kg/m2
  Digital information
  Digital consultation
 Malnutrition MUST score ≥2
  Digital information
  Digital consultation
  Protein enriched supplements
Smoking cessation Current smoker
 Digital information
 Digital consultation
 Medication support
 Stop smoking

BMI, body mass index; HADS, hospital anxiety and depression scale; IMT, inspiratory muscle training; MIP, maximal inspiratory pressure; MUST, malnutrition universal screening tool; SF-36, 36-item short form health survey; VAS, visual analogue scale.

a

When a patient meets the criteria for a module, he or she will be referred after shared decision-making.

b

The pulmonary risk score is based on several risk factors for post-operative pulmonary complications, see the section addressing IMT.

c

A subset from the physical domain of the SF-36 and three VAS questionnaires are used to screen patients for an indication for functional exercise training, see Supplementary material online, Appendix and the section addressing functional exercise training.