Prehabilitation—Preparing Patients’ Bodies and Minds for an Organ Transplant

Preparing for an organ transplant is about more than medical treatment. It is about finding out what the surgery is all about, and how it will be performed by the surgeon and their team. It is also about helping to prepare the patient’s body and mind to be as healthy as possible before surgery, and to prepare them to live well with a newly transplanted organ after surgery. Transplant prehabilitation is a lifestyle treatment that involves keeping fit and active, having good mental health, and eating a healthy and balanced diet. In this article, you will learn about the research that has been done to explore prehabilitation, and discover different ways to improve fitness, support good mental health, and eat well so that the body is in the best possible shape for organ transplant surgery.