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Table 3 Pre-Post intervention results for patients completing the PREHAB programme

From: Home-based preoperative rehabilitation (prehab) to improve physical function and reduce hospital length of stay for frail patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft and valve surgery

 

PD (n =)

t (df), P

% improvement

Mean (SD)

CFS

20

 Pre

4.58 (.961)

 Post

4.05 (1.177)

4.472 (18), <0.001

11.6%

Weight

20

 Pre

76.05 (15.67)

 Post

76.30 (15.39)

−0.295 (19), 0.772

−0.3%

BMI

20

 Pre

26.10 (3.57)

 Post

26.18 (3.34)

−0.250 (19), 0.805

−0.01%

Anxiety

15

 Pre

6.47 (4.88)

 Post

6.33 (4.70)

0.274 (14), 0.788

2.7%

Depression

15

 Pre

4.73 (3.97)

 Post

4.33 (3.85)

1.193 (14), 0.253

8.5%

SPPB (BAL)

15

 Pre

2.87 (1.302)

 Post

3.73 (.458)

−3.166 (14), 0 .007

30%

SPPB (GAIT)

15

 Pre

2.80 (1.082)

 Post

3.27 (.799)

−2.432 (14), 0.029

16.8%

SPPB (CHAIR)

15

 Pre

1.40 (1.352)

 Post

2.27 (.961)

−4.026 (14), 0.001

30%

SPPB (TOTAL)

15

 Pre

7.13 (3.021)

 Post

9.27 (1.624)

4.904 (14), <0.001

30%

DASI

15

 Pre

25.19 (3.105)

 Post

25.66 (2.869)

−0.437 (14), 0.669

1.9%

6MWT(Distance)

11

 Pre

236.64 (146.66)

 Post

279.18 (126.95)

5.068 (10), <0.001

18%

6MWT (Speed)

11

 Pre

2.291 (1.420)

 Post

2.791 (1.268)

4.340 (10), 0.001

21.8%