Adherence and Acceptability of a Remote, Home-based, Pre-surgery Programme for Patients Undergoing Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Surgery

Design A multi-centre pilot study investigating the acceptability and adherence of a prehabilitation on patients requiring abdominal aortic aneurysm repair. Setting 3 NHS Hospital Vascular Surgery Clinics in the UK. * Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust * Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Trust * Mid and South Essex NHS Trust Patient Population Patients referred to secondary/tertiary vascular clinic for the repair of asymptomatic infrarenal Aneurysm Intervention: Baseline (conducted face-to-face): After providing written informed consent, participants will be provided with information about the prehabilitation programme. The following data will also be collected: baseline demographic characteristics (including age, sex and ethnicity), body mass index (BMI), medical history (including time since diagnosis), current medication, aneurysm diameter, health-related quality of life (EQ-5D-5L and EQ-VAS), smoking status and psychological wellbeing (using the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale; HADS) and Frailty assessments( QMortality Index, Electronic Frailty Index, Rockall score). Participants will also complete a 6-minute walking test(6MWT).