Efficacy of a smartphone application assisting home-based rehabilitation and symptom management for patients with lung cancer undergoing video-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy: a prospective, single-blinded, randomised control trial (POPPER study)

Using a smartphone app is an effective approach to accelerate home-based rehabilitation after VATS lobectomy. The symptom alert mechanism of this app could optimise recovery outcomes, possibly driven by patients' increased self-awareness.