What Happens to Frailty in the First Year After Lung Transplantation?

Louise Mary FullerHelen M WhitfordRebecca RobinsonYvie CristianoRanjana StewardMegan PoulsenEldho PaulGregory I Snell

Published in: Clinical transplantation (2024)

Participants in a structured post-LTx rehabilitation program improved in functional exercise capacity (6MWD), GS, depression, and anxiety. For frail participants exercise capacity, depression, anxiety, and GS were well managed in rehabilitation with no significant differences between those who were not frail. Pre-LTx frailty may be reversible post-LTx and should not be an absolute contraindication to LTx.

Keyphrases

community dwelling
high intensity
physical activity
sleep quality
resistance training
depressive symptoms
quality improvement
body composition