Practical Geriatrics ›› 2024, Vol. 38 ›› Issue (11): 1153-1157.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1003-9198.2024.11.015

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Application of prehabilitation based on comprehensive geriatric assessment in elderly patients with lung cancer combined with preoperative frailty

LIU Caiyun, HUO Xiaopeng, LIU Xiaoxuan, YAN Li, LI Wei, HE Zhijuan   

  1. Department of Health Care(LIU Caiyun, LIU Xiaoxuan, YAN Li, LI Wei, HE Zhijuan); Nursing Department(HUO Xiaopeng), Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100730, China
  • Received:2024-02-18 Online:2024-11-20 Published:2024-11-21
  • Contact: HUO Xiaopeng, Email:huoxp001@126.com

Abstract: Objective To explore the effect of prehabilitation based on comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) in the elderly patients with lung cancer combined with preoperative frailty. Methods A total of 88 elderly patients with lung cancer combined with preoperative frailty were randomly divided into two groups, with 44 cases in each group. The control group received routine nursing, while the observation group received prehabilitation based on CGA before surgery additionally. The postoperative recovery, physical function, nutritional status and psychological status were assessed and compared between the two groups. Results A total of 43 patients in the observation group and 42 patients in the control group completed the study. The first time of getting out of bed, thoracic drainage tube retention time, amount of drainage fluid, postoperative hospital stay, the score of 15-item Quality of Recovery Scale on the 3rd day after surgery, the levels of forced expiratory volume in the first second(FEV1), forced vital capacity(FVC) on the 30th day after surgery and postoperative complications in 30 days in the observation group were significantly better than those in the control group (P<0.05). 30 days after surgery, grip strength, walking speed, the levels of blood albumin, prealbumin and hemoglobin in the observation group were significantly higher than those in the control group. The scores of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale in the observation group were significantly lower than those in the control group (all P<0.05). Conclusions Prehabilitation based on CGA is beneficial for perioperative management of the elderly patients with lung cancer combined with frailty, which can promote postoperative recovery.

Key words: comprehensive geriatric assessment, prehabilitation, frailty, lung cancer, aged

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