Prehabilitation interventions to support the postoperative recovery of adult kidney transplant candidates: a scoping review

  • Published on 02/25/2026
  •  Reading time: 5 min.

Chhoker Jasjeet , Drennan Jada , Farragher Janine

https://ror.org/03dbr7087 Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto 160-500 University Ave ON M5G 1V7 Toronto Canada

Abstract

Background Kidney transplantation typically offers superior health outcomes than other renal replacement therapies for people with kidney failure. However, kidney transplant recipients still often experience residual complications of kidney failure, such as frailty, cognitive challenges, and/or anxiety after transplant. Prehabilitation has been proposed to improve post-transplant outcomes, but it is unclear to what extent prehabilitation interventions have been studied...

ContentGeneMD

To continue reading this article in Full-Text...

* Access is totally free, without commitment or condition. Service exclusively reserved for healthcare professionals.

Peer-Reviewed Journals A-Z

Search | Advanced search

Get the latest news in Nephrology

Receive our newsletter to stay up to date with the latest news in Nephrology

More articles

From peer-reviewed journals in Nephrology