| Goal setting (behaviour) |
1.1 |
Participants set goals for independent exercise engagement following surgery. |
| Problem solving |
1.2 |
Trainers use the SMARTER goal setting sheets to prompt the participant to analyse factors that might get in the way of them achieving a goal and how it can be overcome. |
| Action planning |
1.4 |
Trainers use SMARTER goal setting sheets to prompt detailed specification of goals including day of the week and time that they will perform a particular behaviour to be performed in the early recovery period after surgery. |
| Review behaviour goal(s) |
1.5 |
Trainers will review behaviour goal(s) with the participants and modifies them collaboratively as necessary, e.g. setting an easier goal if the previous goal was not achievable. |
| Feedback on behaviour |
2.2 |
The trainer and participant will reflect and discuss changes to exercise behaviour, particularly when exercising independently after surgery. |
| Self-monitoring of behaviour |
2.3 |
Participants will be encouraged to keep a diary of their independent exercise. |
| Social support (unspecified) |
3.1 |
The trainer will provide praise and encouragement throughout the trial. |
| Instruction on how to perform a behaviour |
4.1 |
The trainer will provide specific instructions during the structured exercise sessions. |
| Graded tasks |
8.7 |
The trainer will work with participants to start with easy to achieve independent exercise goals, gradually increasing the difficulty overtime. |
| Credible source |
9.1 |
The trainer presents as a credible source with in-depth understanding of the benefits of exercise following a cancer diagnosis. |
| Verbal persuasion about capability |
15.1 |
The trainer will reassure participants that the exercise programme is based on their fitness levels and is achievable. |
| Focus on past success |
15.3 |
The trainer will encourage the participant to review progress made over the course of the trial. |
