Exercise and Quality of Life Outcomes in Patients With Cancer

Knobf, M. Tish; Musanti, Rita; Dorward, Jennifer

doi:10.1016/j.soncn.2007.08.007

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“…Psychological stress is common in patients diagnosed with cancer and is characterized by vulnerability, uncertainties, loss of control and worries. 14 The level of anxiety presented a tendency towards reduction, but without statistical significance.…”

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“…Second, the study helps to define that the first 8 weeks of chemotherapy are the period of greatest need for interventions by the multidisciplinary team, since some studies have already demonstrated the health benefits of psychological interventions and physical exercise programs in cancer patients. 6,7,13,14,24 Backman et al 25 conducted an interesting interventional study in breast cancer patients in 2014. Patients were advised to take a daily walk for 10 weeks during chemotherapy.…”

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“…Throughout the disease's trajectory, physical and psychological stressors are related to and affect quality of life and the success of patient outcomes. 14 Therefore, studies investigating which factors affect the quality of life of cancer patients undergoing treatment are important and necessary for the development of strategies that minimize the deleterious effects of cancer and cancer therapy. The objective of this study is to correlate the level of physical activity, functional capacity, psychological state (anxiety and depression) and the quality of life of cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy.…”

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What clinical, functional, and psychological factors before treatment are predictors of poor quality of life in cancer patients at the end of chemotherapy?

Mangia

Coqueiro

Azevedo³

et al. 2017

Rev. Assoc. Med. Bras.

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Objective: To correlate physical activity level (PAL), functional capacity and psychological state with quality of life (QoL) in cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy (CT). Method: Observational cohort study. Patients (n=121) with any primary cancer site with indications of chemotherapy with palliative or curative intent were evaluated at three moments: 1) patient admission (week 0), before chemotherapy; 2) week 8; 3) end of CT. Data were collected regarding QoL, PAL, clinical data, functional capacity (short walking distance test, sitting-rising test, isometric manual gripping force), and anxiety and depression tests. Results: There was significant improvement at the end of CT for: level of physical activity; walk test (> 500 meters); sitting-rising test (> 20x). There was a significant reduction in the prevalence of moderate/severe depression. The prevalence of high QoL showed a significant increase in evaluation 3 (42.4% vs. 40.0% vs. 59.2%, p=0.02). Education up to high school level, low PAL, walking < 300 meters, sitting and rising < 20 times, having depression (moderate to severe) and QoL that was not high at the start of treatment (week 0) all proved to be risk factors for low quality of life at week 16. Conversely, early staging, curative intent chemotherapy and low-grade symptoms were shown to be protective factors. Conclusion: Performing less than 20 movements in the sitting-rising test and low PAL at the start of chemotherapy represent independent risk factors for low quality of life at the end of chemotherapy.

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What clinical, functional, and psychological factors before treatment are predictors of poor quality of life in cancer patients at the end of chemotherapy?

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Azevedo³

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“…According to the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN), physical exercise is one of the non-pharmacological interventions most efficient in the fatigue treatment (13) , preventing, minimizing or decreasing it (7) , besides promoting positive adaptations to the CA stress as well as the effects of its treatment during and after the therapies (14) .…”

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Parâmetros, considerações e modulação de programas de exercício físico para pacientes oncológicos: uma revisão sistemática

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2011

Rev Bras Med Esporte

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Introduction: This investigation searched for data that would describe the use of physical exercise, not as preventive method, but as a supporting therapeutic modality in the coping of the cancer (CA) and its treatment from diagnosis to recovery, since there is massive harm and side effects experienced by the patients that can be modified through the practice of physical exercises. Objective: To identify and select references which demonstrate necessary parameters for prescription of physical exercise programs to oncologic patients. Method: The systematic model of research was used in the Medline, Liliacs and Pubmed databases, using the terms: cancer, physical exercise, physical activity, exercise, being considered articles published between 1997 and 2008, in the Portuguese, English, Spanish and German languages. The articles that presented data which supported the use of physical exercise as a therapeutic method, as well as its modulation, indication, contraindication and interaction with other treatments were selected. Results: In the revised literature, subsidies that ground the use of physical exercise in its supporting role in the coping of CA and its treatment, as well as, benefits, indications, contraindications and precaution in the use of physical exercise were found. Conclusions: In spite of being a broad field where there is still a lot to be researched, if the contraindications and precautions are respected, physical exercise becomes safe, viable and effective for patients and survivors, giving them support to face the treatment and accelerate recovery.

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“…And it is often these physical and functional concerns, as well as indices of emotional distress, that negatively impact overall quality of life [9]. PA has the potential to impact multiple aspects of health and well-being, including both the psychosocial and physical PROs [14,21]. In a recent meta-analyses, the effectiveness of behavioral techniques and physical exercise on psychosocial functioning and health-related quality of life (HRQL) was examined in 56 studies of breast cancer patients and survivors [9].…”

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