Feasibility of postoperative home-based pulmonary function training for lung cancer patients: a real-world study

The study initially enrolled 296 patients (T0), including 233 patients who underwent sublobar resection (SRP) and 63 patients who underwent lobectomy (LBP). Between T0 and T1, 203 patients remained in the SRP group and 47 in the LBP group. Between T0 and T2, 36 patients remained in the SRP group and 9 in the LBP group. By T3, the SRP group had 14 patients, and the LBP group had 5 patients remaining. Due to incomplete data, SPO2 measurements were excluded from the analysis. Additionally, the SRP group at T3 and the LBP group at T2 and T3 were not included in the analysis.In the SRP group, at T1, the BE group showed significantly better recovery in FEV1 and FVC compared to the control group. By T2, the BE group had a significantly improved sleep quality compared to the control group (P < 0.05). In the LBP group, at T1, the BE group demonstrated a significant advantage in alleviating anxiety symptoms compared to the control group (P < 0.05). No significant differences were observed in other outcomes.