Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy
The Acceptability and Experiences of Participating in a Preoperative Intentional Weight-Loss Programme From Diagnosis to Surgery for Colorectal Cancer
Par Talbot A, Foster C, Jebb SA et 3 autres.
Contenu en anglais
Résumé
Introduction
Colorectal cancer surgery has a higher risk of complications for patients carrying excess weight. Preoperative weight loss might reduce this risk. However, it is unclear how patients perceive engagement with an intensive weight-loss programme in the short window between diagnosis and surgery. This qualitative study, embedded within the CARE randomised controlled trial, aimed to understand the acceptability and experiences of following an intensive weight-loss programme with dietetic support as prehabilitation before colorectal cancer surgery.