title: A Home-based Exercise Intervention for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Patients Post-Thoracotomy.
abstract: There are no evidenced-based rehabilitative guidelines for postsurgical non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients. This qualitative study provides evidence on the acceptability of an effective postsurgical exercise intervention targeting the self-management of cancer-related fatigue to fill this gap.
  
  
  
  Qualitative perspective of 37 individuals randomized to a 6-week exercise program following hospital discharge post-thoracotomy for NSCLC.
  
  
  
  Postsurgical NSCLC participants found this rehabilitative exercise intervention highly acceptable because it removed traditional barriers to exercise.
  
  
  
  A highly acceptable and effective solution for meeting the unmet rehabilitative support needs of NSCLC patients has broader implications for extension to other vulnerable, aging, deconditioned populations.
authors.forename: Amy J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Hoffman
authors.forename: Ruth Ann
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Brintnall
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002289:Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / Q000451:nursing* / Q000601:surgery*; D005081:Exercise Therapy / Q000592:standards*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000451:nursing* / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009859:Oncology Nursing / Q000592:standards*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D012648:Self Care / Q000592:standards*; D013908:Thoracotomy / Q000534:rehabilitation*
keywords: cancer-related fatigue; exercise; lung cancer; qualitative research; rehabilitation; surgery; symptoms