Patient Intake At the 'MOvement and REhabilitation (MO.RE.)

The referral of the patient is considered appropriate, if the patient corresponds to these criteria:

• cancer patient needing information about a personalized physical activity program
• patient with a good performance status evaluated according to ECOG performance status scale (score 0 or 1)
• absence of bone metastases.

To describe the sample, data will be collected at the first access at MO.RE. service, concerning:

• age (measured in years)
• gender (M/F)
• education level (number of years attending school)
• occupation (descriptive)
• Municipality of residence (distance from hospital).

To describe the sample, data will be collected at the first access at MO.RE. service, concerning:

• Performance status at the first access to MO.RE. service
• Location of primary tumor
• Ongoing anticancer therapy
• surgery (type of intervention and time elapsed between surgery and access to the MO.RE. service)
• Complications, if any
• Presence of bone metastases
• Description of any ongoing or completed rehabilitation program
• Amount of physical activity pre- and post-cancer diagnosis
• Signs and symptoms related to cancer or anticancer therapies
• patients specific needs
• patient referral (how did patients access MO.RE. service? by oncologist referral, by other patients suggestion, information by social media, other)

At the end of the evaluation at MO.RE. service, a number of empowered cancer patients are able to self-manage physical activity in their life, after receiveing specific information about type, intensity, timing and frequency of appropriate exercise.

At the end of the evaluation at MO.RE. service, a number of cancer patients need a supervision by a physiotherapist, to become able to self-manage physical activity in their life. These patients receive a supervised rehabilitation program, to learn specific type, intensity, timing and frequency of appropriate exercise matching their condition.

At the end of the evaluation at MO.RE. service, a number of cancer patients need a physiatrist consultation, to avoid adverse events correlated with bone metastases or because they need a specific medical evaluation before exercise.