Weekly Telephone Call Impacts Outcomes of an Individualized Home Exercise Program in People Recovering From Cancer.
Background and Purpose: Home exercise programs (HEPs) improve quality of life (QoL), physical function, and fatigue in individuals recovering from cancer; however, they often lack supervision and individualization. Use of a weekly telephone call by a physical therapist (PT) may provide substantial g...
| Publicado en: | Rehabilitation Oncology Vol. 41; no. 2; pp. 89 - 98 |
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| Formato: | clinical trial research tables/charts Journal Article |
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Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Apr2023
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=162975934&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 162975934 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 21683808 Z0W jtl: Rehabilitation Oncology issn: 21683808 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Apr2023 vid: 41 iid: 2 pid: 433 pub: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins place: Baltimore, Maryland artinfo: ui: 162975934 162975934 162975934 10.1097/01.REO.0000000000000301 162975934 ppf: 89 ppct: 9 formats: tig: atl: Weekly Telephone Call Impacts Outcomes of an Individualized Home Exercise Program in People Recovering From Cancer. aug: au: Mayer, Jill E. Plumeau, Kayleigh affil: Board-Certified Neurologic Clinical Specialist (NCS), Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Therapy, Ithaca College, Ithaca, NY sug: subj: Telephone Outcome Assessment Home Health Care Therapeutic Exercise Recovery Cancer Patients Neoplasms Therapy Functional Assessment Quality of Life Evaluation Cancer Fatigue Patient Compliance Evaluation Human Prospective Studies Cancer Survivors Physical Therapists Pretest-Posttest Design Nonparametric Statistics Neoplasms Diagnosis Clinical Assessment Tools Questionnaires Practice Guidelines Male Female Adult Middle Age Aged Motivation Adverse Health Care Event Clinical Trials Adult: 19-44 years Middle Aged: 45-64 years Aged: 65+ years Male Female ab: Background and Purpose: Home exercise programs (HEPs) improve quality of life (QoL), physical function, and fatigue in individuals recovering from cancer; however, they often lack supervision and individualization. Use of a weekly telephone call by a physical therapist (PT) may provide substantial guidance to improve outcomes and adherence. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of weekly calls in addition to an individualized HEP on physical function, QoL, fatigue, and adherence in people with cancer. Methods: A prospective 2-armed single-cohort design implemented with survivors of cancer in early recovery. Control and intervention groups received in-home instruction of a PT-prescribed, 8-week HEP. The intervention group received weekly phone calls while the control group had no formal follow-up or program monitoring. Outcome measures assessed pre-/postintervention: 6-minute walk test (6MWT), Fullerton Advanced Balance Scale, European Organization of Research and Treatment of Cancer QoL Questionnaire (EORTC QLQ-C30), and Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy Fatigue Scale (FACIT). Nonparametric statistics were used to analyze changes within and between groups. Results: Fifteen participants (n = 7 intervention and n = 8 control) completed the study. The intervention group improved significantly in all outcomes except the 6MWT (P <.05). The control group did not demonstrate any significant improvements. Between groups, there was a significant difference at program completion in the FACIT (P =.007) and EORTC QLQ-C30 physical function subscale (P =.042). Limitations: A small, heterogeneous sample. Conclusions: An individualized HEP with weekly calls may be a safe and effective way to improve outcomes of physical function, QoL, and fatigue in individuals with cancer during early recovery. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: clinical trial research tables/charts Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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