Cancer Exercise Program

About
Region Barwon South Western
Type of Service Programs within your health service
Tumour Stream General
Mode of Delivery Drop-in service eg. exercise programs

Exercise program within St John of God Hospital

Service eligibility

  • Age: Adult 18+
  • Patient eligibility: from the day of diagnosis up to 1 year post treatment completion
  • Referral source: Specialist eg. oncologist, haematologist

Service details

  • Appointment length: >1 hour
  • Service operations: 11-15 patients, 2 days per week
  • Does your health service record patient survivorship encounters? Yes, paper forms
  • Funded service: No
  • Survivorship care providers: Nurses and allied health

Communications with community services: email

Survivorship care providers: Nurses and ​​Allied Health

Utilising EQ-5D, Depression Anxiety Stress Scales (DASS),  Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) screening tools, the service can provide assistance addressing:

  • Lifestyle / wellness programs
  • ​​Information for patients
  • Physical concerns eg. lymphoedema

  • ​Symptom management resources
  • ​​Important contact details

Health Service: St John of God Geelong

Treatment provided:Chemotherapy

Survivorship policy in place: No

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