Effect of a Self-designed MET Exercise Intervention on Cancer-related Fatigue in Patients With Gastric Cancer

Exercise plan: Each session of the self-designed MET exercise program was divided into 8 components: stretching exercises, chest expansion exercises, kicking exercises, lateral movement exercises, body rotation exercises, whole-body exercises, jumping exercises, and a cool down. There are 4 sets and 8-repetitions per component, taking approximately 4 minutes to complete and consuming approximately 18 calories. Patients were instructed to exercise once in the morning and once in the evening. For patients with moderate fatigue and an RPFS score of 4 to 6 points, low-intensity exercise was recommended, i.e., patients could choose 1 to 4 metabolic equivalent exercises and repeat them twice; for patients with mild fatigue and an RPFS score of 1 to 3 points, moderate-intensity exercise was recommended, i.e., patients could choose to complete the entire set of metabolic equivalent exercises or 5 to 8 of the exercises and repeat them twice. The exercise frequency was 5 times per week.