Table 3 Changes in outcome measure associated with prehabilitation^a

Exercise capacity

 6MWT (m) (n = 52)

393.6 (362.8 to 424.4)

429.3 (399.4 to 459.2)

35.7 (-4.6 to 75.9)

 VO_2peak (ml kg⁻¹ min⁻¹) (n = 52)

10.9 (10.0 to 11.8)

11.1 (10.2 to 12.0)

0.2 (-0.8 to 1.2)

Muscle strength

 Right hand grip strength (kg) (n = 52)

23.7 (21.3 to 26.2)

25.6 (22.9 to 28.3)

1.9 (-0.9 to 4.6)

 Left hand grip strength (kg) (n = 52)

22.9 (20.4 to 25.4)

25.2 (22.5 to 27.9)

2.3 (-0.4 to 5.0)

 30-s chair stand (times) (n = 52)

12.0 (10.8 to 13.3)

13.2 (11.7 to 14.6)

1.1 (-0.8 to 3.0)

Functional mobility

 Timed Up and Go (s) (n = 52)

10.8 (9.5 to 12.0)

8.7 (7.5 to 9.9)

-2.1 (-3.7 to-0.4)

 mFAC (n = 52)

6.6 (6.4 to 6.8)

6.9 (6.6 to 7.1)

0.3 (-0.1 to 0.7)

 mRMI (n = 52)

38.6 (38.1 to 39.2)

39.4 (39.0 to 39.9)

0.8 (0.1 to 1.5)

 MFS (n = 51)

15.8 (12.7 to 18.9)

14.6 (11.1 to 18.2)

-1.1 (-3.2 to 0.9)

 mBI (n = 51)

98.7 (97.5 to 99.8)

99.6 (98.5 to 100.8)

1.0 (-0.9 to 2.8)

 LawADL (n = 51)

6.0 (5.6 to 6.4)

6.2 (5.8 to 6.5)

0.2 (0.0 to 0.4)

Cognitive function

 MOCA (n = 52)

21.8 (20.7 to 22.9)

22.5 (21.2 to 23.8)

0.7 (-0.7 to 2.2)

Emotional resilience

 DASS_Depression (n = 50)

6.4 (3.6 to 9.1)

4.8 (2.3 to 7.4)

-1.5 (-5.5 to 2.5)

 DASS_Anxiety (n = 50)

6.4 (4.2 to 8.5)

5.7 (3.2 to 8.2)

-0.7 (-4.3 to 2.9)

 DASS_Stress (n = 50)

6.4 (3.3 to 9.5)

7.7 (4.9 to 10.6)

1.3 (-3.6 to 6.3)

Nutritional status outcomes

 Weight (kg)

59.8 (56.1 to 63.5)

59.4 (55.8 to 63.0)

-0.4 (-0.9 to 0.2)

 BMI (kg.m⁻²) (n = 31)

23.1 (21.9 to 24.3)

22.7 (21.6 to 23.9)

-0.4 (-0.6 t-0.1)

 Skeletal muscle mass (kg) (n = 28)

18.5 (17.0 to 20.0)

18.6 (16.4 to 20.9)

0.1 (-2.1 to 2.3)

 Fat percentage of weight (%) (n = 28)

24.5 (20.7 to 28.3)

24.0 (20.2 to 27.8)

-0.5 (-1.9 to 0.8)

 Daily energy intake (kcal.body weight⁻¹) (n = 31)

26.9 (25.2 to 28.5)

28.3 (26.5 to 30.1)

1.4 (0.1 to 2.8)

 Daily protein intake (g.body weight⁻¹) (n = 31)

1.1 (1.0 to 1.2)

1.2 (1.1 to 1.2)

0.1 (0 to 0.1)