Table 1.

Effectiveness outcomes

Outcome measure/measurement	Minimal clinically important difference*/established cut-point	Study target for improvement in outcome score
Godin Leisure-Time Questionnaire	10% change in physical activity behaviour at 1 year	+10% or more of survivors are engaging in >150 min of moderate intensity physical activity at 1 year
Waist circumference	Cut-points for health64: Men: 102 cm Women: 88 cm	+10% survivors with reduction to below disease risk cut-point based on age and gender
6 min walk test distance	24 to 30.5 m65	+30 m
Hand-grip dynamometry	6.5 kg66 67	+10% meeting or exceeding age-specific average score
30 s sit-to-stand	Not established in cancer	+10% in the number of participants meeting age-specific functional level
Shoulder Flexion Range Goniometry	>10 degrees68	+10% meeting or exceeding age-specific average score
Sit and reach test	Population values67 69 Men 0 to +5 cm Women 0 to +10 cm	+10% meeting or exceeding age-specific average score
Single leg balance:	24 s70	+10% meeting 45 s maximum time
One repetition maximum test	MCID: 1%–3%	+10% increase
Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy (FACT)—General Scale	Population value46: score 88 MCID: 3 points	+3 points
FACT-Fatigue subscale	Population value47: score of 40 MCID: 3–6 points	+6 points
RAND Short Form-36	Population value71: 67–87/100 across domains; MCID 6–7 points	12% change from baseline
EQ5D-5 L	EQ5D index: 0.0649 72 73	+0.06 from baseline
Attendance at sessions	Population values in older adults: 58% to 77%74	>70% attendance at exercise sessions

*The minimum clinically important difference (MCID) is the minimum difference that the patient is able to recognise and appreciate.⁷⁵