Exercise-Based Rehabilitation for Pre- and Post-Solid Organ Transplant Patients

In the last decades, numerous advances in solid organ transplantation (SOT) have resulted in greater patient survival, resulting in a considerable increase in the number of transplants performed in the world.^, SOT is a life-saving intervention in patients with heart disease, pulmonary, renal or hepatic. Although the recipients improve both in functional capacity and quality of life (QoL), these are still not equivalent to the same levels of healthy individuals.

The long waiting period, caused by the lack of organ donors, often makes patients unprepared for the transplant physically and mentally. In addition to the classic cardiovascular risk factors, we still have the patient’s lack of adherence to the programs, knowledge deficits about the rules of conduct after transplantation, non-acceptance of the new organ, fear of rejection, lack of a physical exercise routine, strategies for coping and occupational health issues and social rights.^,

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