Patients with higher psychological resilience recover better from surgery. Research shows cognitive-behavioral therapy and mindfulness training both boost resilience before an operation. Meditation apps offer a practical way to strengthen your mindset ahead of surgery.
So if resilience improves your outcomes after surgery, the big question or natural question is, can you improve resilience and therefore get a better outcome? Well, there's data that's looked at this and shown that either cognitive behavioral therapy or mindfulness training improves resilience. So I'm a big fan of mindfulness, especially meditation apps, and recommend those to my patients because if you can improve your mindset with a simple tool, you could potentially improve your outcome and therefore your quality of life.
