PHET Group
lung cancer, cancer, increase exercise behavior
LUNG CANCER, CANCER
The PHET program was previously tested in a feasibility trial,Educational session: During this session, a physical therapist instructed the patients about the importance of exercise training before lung cancer surgery, a factor that may increase exercise behavior,Home-based aerobic plus resistance training (concurrent training): The rationale for prescribing concurrent training was based on guidelines for exercise prescription in oncology and on recent clinical trials that identified the combination of low-to-moderate-intensity aerobic plus resistance training as effective in improving HRQoL for cancer patients.Telephone-based supervision: The PHET program was supervised through telephone calls by a physical therapist once a week.