Table 1.

Telephone-based physical activity coaching content

Session	Content
Session #1 (7–30 Days before surgery)	• Program overview • Personalized walking program with target daily steps • Assessment of home/community environment • SMART goals for walking before surgery • Identify challenges/barriers to walking • Develop an action plan to meet SMART goals and overcome challenges • Self-monitoring using Vivofit 4 • Simple lower extremity exercises • Safety precautions • FCGs as “walking buddies” and walking for their own well-being
Session #2 (Day 7 post-discharge)	• Assess SMART goal achievements before surgery • Review/refine postoperative walking program with target daily steps • SMART goals for walking after surgery • Identify challenges/barriers to walking • Develop an action plan to meet SMART goals and overcome challenges • Self-monitoring using Vivofit 4 • Review simple lower extremity exercises • Review safety precautions • FCGs as “walking buddies” and walking for their own well-being
Sessions #3, #4, #5 (Day 14, 21, 51 post-discharge)	• Assess SMART goal achievements after surgery • Review/refine postoperative walking program with target daily steps • SMART goals for walking after surgery • Identify challenges/barriers to walking • Develop an action plan to meet SMART goals and overcome challenges • Self-monitoring using Vivofit 4 • Review simple lower extremity exercises • Review safety precautions • FCGs as “walking buddies” and walking for their own well-being

SMART = Specific measurable attainable relevant, timely

FCG = Family caregiver