Telerehabilitation in Lung Surgery Patients

Telerehabilitation of Reduced Physiotherapy Service in SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic Process in Lung Surgery Patients

In this study, providing access to physiotherapy applications by telerehabilitation method and the effectiveness of this application will be examined for patients who have undergone lung surgery in the early postoperative period during the pandemic process in which social isolation continues.

• Patients who meet the inclusion criteria and agree to participate in the study will be included in the study.
• Patients diagnosed with lung cancer and underwent thoracotomy will be randomly divided into Telerehabilitation Group (TGR) and Control (KG) groups.
• Before the operation, enlightened and signed consent will be obtained from the cases, the first evaluations of the patients in both groups will be made and the first exercise training will be given to the telerehabilitation group.
• The study group will be followed up every day during their hospitalizations and the final tests of both groups will be made before discharge. Long-term follow-up will be carried out in the 1st month and 3rd month after discharge.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Having a smart phone and capable of making video calls,
• Planned to be operated with thoracotomy or videothoracoscope,
• Staged between IA and IIIB with clinical staging,
• With proven lung tumor (If AC diagnosis is not confirmed after frozen or wedge, the patient will be excluded from the study),
• Patients with no cardiac disease (ASA II or better) that affects their quality of life.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Having a cardiac disease that affects the quality of life,
• Serious cognitive problems and presence of psychiatric diseases,
• Presence of physical limitations (vision, hearing impairment, orthopedic problems).