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Oncology clinicians should adopt the 'Assess, Advise, Refer' (EIM) framework to standardize exercise referrals, as current referral rates are low despite high patient interest.
Clinicians: Make exercise a vital sign. Ask about activity, advise on its importance, and refer to a program using the EIM tools. This is a low-time, high-impact step.
GoodSupportsHIGH confidence
The simple proposal is for clinicians to assess, advise, and refer patients to either home-based or community-based exercise or for further evaluation and intervention in outpatient rehabilitation.
Why this rating
Based on observational data showing low referral rates and high patient interest, and successful adoption in other health systems.
Source
Exercise is medicine in oncology: Engaging clinicians to help patients move through cancer
Kathryn H. Schmitz et al. · CA A Cancer Journal for Clinicians · 2019
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