Meditation Breathing Training and Short-Term Recovery in Patients Undergoing Thoracoscopic Lung Cancer Resection: A Non-Randomized Historical-Control Study

Objective: To investigate the association of meditation breathing training with short-term physical and mental recovery in lung cancer patients after thoracoscopic lobectomy. Materials and Methods: A non-randomized historical control study design was adopted. A total of 62 patients (31 per group) diagnosed with lung cancer and receiving thoracoscopic surgery at our hospital between January 2023 and June 2024 were enrolled. Patients were allocated by admission period: 31 patients admitted from January to September 2023 were set as the control group (routine care and standard breathing training)