Effects of a Rehabilitation Program on Quality of Life, Cardiopulmonary Function and Fatigue During Radiotherapy for Breast Cancer Patients
| Autor: | Jun-Hyuk Seong, Jung-Hwa Do, Jun-Su Ahn, Young Ki Cho |
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| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Rehabilitation business.industry medicine.medical_treatment Cancer social sciences Cardiopulmonary function Physical function medicine.disease humanities Radiation therapy Physical medicine and rehabilitation Breast cancer Quality of life medicine Physical therapy Aerobic exercise business |
| Zdroj: | Physical Therapy Korea. 19:56-65 |
| ISSN: | 1225-8962 |
| Popis: | This study examines the effects of a rehabilitation program on quality of life (QOL), cardiopulmonary function and fatigue during radiotherapy for breast cancer patients. The program includes aerobic exercise, stretching and strengthening exercises. Sixty-five women participated in this study and they were asked to perform supervised exercises that last for 60 minutes five times a week for six weeks. The European organization for research and treatment of cancer-cancer (EORTC QLQ-C30) and the breast (EORTC QLQ-BR23), predicted maximal volume of oxygen consumption () and fatigue severity scale (FSS) were assessed before and after the rehabilitation program. The 60-minute program consisted of a 10-minute warm-up, 30-minute of aerobic exercises, and 15-minute of strengthening exercises, followed by a five-minute cool-down. Heart rates were monitored throughout the exercise class to ensure that patients were exercising at the target heart rate of 40~75% of the age-adjusted heart rate maximum. There were statistically significant differences in the changes of physical function and cancer related symptoms in the EORTC QLQ-C30 and EORTC QLQ-BR23 (p (p.05). The results of our study suggest that a supervised rehabilitation program may benefit the physical aspects and QOL of patients receiving radiotherapy for breast cancer. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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