Establishing an Inpatient Gym for Recipients of Stem Cell Transplantation: A Multidisciplinary Collaborative
| Autor: | Kelly J. Brassil, N. Tomczak, Robin Laufman, Roxann Blackburn, Kimberly Presson |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Physical activity 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Quality of life (healthcare) Multidisciplinary approach Medicine Interprofessional teamwork Humans Cooperative Behavior Exercise General Environmental Science Inpatients business.industry Technician Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation medicine.disease Transplantation 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Facility Design and Construction Physical therapy General Earth and Planetary Sciences Cooperative behavior Medical emergency business 030215 immunology |
| Zdroj: | Clinical journal of oncology nursing. 20(1) |
| ISSN: | 1538-067X |
| Popis: | BACKGROUND Evidence suggests that exercise can have a profound impact on physiologic and quality-of-life outcomes for patients undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). Despite this, implementation of a gym on inpatient HSCT units may be limited because of space, infrastructure, and budget. OBJECTIVES This article presents the design, implementation, and evaluation of the gym and highlights its use for individual and group patient activities. METHODS An interprofessional team at a National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center collaborated to design and implement gym space on an inpatient HSCT unit servicing as many as 86 beds. FINDINGS Informal feedback from patients, as well as metrics on use of the space, indicates that the gym is well received and frequently used. Limitations include the absence of a designated physical therapy technician to supervise individual activity, which may limit patient access when a staff member is unavailable. The cost associated with the implementation of such space may be offset by benefits to patients, including enhanced conditioning, quality of life, and time to discharge, as evidenced in the literature. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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