Enhancing Mobility and Well-Being in Older Adults with Cancer.

Autor: Cope DG; Florida Cancer Specialists and Research Institute, Fort Myers, Florida. Electronic address: dgcope@comcast.net.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Seminars in oncology nursing [Semin Oncol Nurs] 2024 Aug; Vol. 40 (4), pp. 151674. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Jul 03.
DOI: 10.1016/j.soncn.2024.151674
Abstrakt: Objective: To analyze mobility challenges in older adult with cancer.
Methods: Data from previous literature was extracted and analyzed pertaining to the topic of interest.
Results: Mobility issues for the older adult with cancer are multi-factorial and are impacted by age-related changes, comorbidities, cancer itself, and cancer treatment.
Conclusions: Proven benefits have been suggested with mobility assessments, exercise and dietary interventions, and cancer rehabilitation programs however further research is needed to define integration and utilization of programs, facilitation of cancer survivors returning to work, inclusion of socially disadvantaged patients, program compliance, economic aspects, and caregiver involvement to improve quality of life across the cancer continuum.
Implications for Nursing Practice: Oncology nurses are in a key role to impact the care of the older adult with cancer with mobility through patient assessment of mobility function, facilitation of patient referrals for supportive services and cancer rehabilitation and execution of nurse-led intervention programs.
Competing Interests: Declaration of competing interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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