ArticleSupportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer2010
The effect of in-patient chest physiotherapy in lung cancer patients.
Article in Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT02978521 (Effect of a Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program on Skeletal Muscle Mass, Pulmonary Function, Inflammatory Response and Overall Survival on Patients Diagnosed With Non-small-cell Advanced Cancer), which is not on this map. Cited by 13 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Effect of a Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program on Skeletal Muscle Mass, Pulmonary Function, Inflammatory Response and Overall Survival on Patients Diagnosed With Non-small-cell Advanced Cancer
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- The efficacy of three-ball breathing apparatus exercise based on the concept of pulmonary rehabilitation in patients after lung cancer surgery.Journal of cardiothoracic surgery · 2023Article
- Effects and Usefulness of Inspiratory Muscle Training Load in Patients with Advanced Lung Cancer with Dyspnea.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- A comprehensive protocol for physiokinesis therapy and enhanced recovery after surgery in patients undergoing video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery lobectomy.Journal of thoracic disease · 2018Article
- Evaluation of health-related quality of life in patients with tuberculosis who completed treatment in Kiribati.The Journal of international medical research · 2017Article
- Influence of Pulmonary Rehabilitation on Lung Function Changes After the Lung Resection for Primary Lung Cancer in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.Aging and disease · 2015Article
- Breathing exercises improve post-operative pulmonary function and quality of life in patients with lung cancer: A meta-analysis.Experimental and therapeutic medicine · 2013Article
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Abstract
goals of workThe aim of our study was to investigate the effect of the in-patient chest physiotherapy (ICP) in patients with lung cancer. PATIENTS AND
methodsEighteen patients with stage IIIA, IIIB, or IV lung cancer (3 females and 15 males) were included. The demographic characteristics and the clinical history of the patients were recorded. Pain (visual analog scale), pulmonary function (pulmonary function test), functional capacity (6-min walking test, Karnofsky performance status (KPS) scale), and health-related quality of life (Nottingham Health Profile (NHP)) parameters were evaluated. The ICP program, including breathing control, breathing exercises, relaxation training, upper and lower extremity exercises, mobilization, and transcutaneous nerve stimulation, was designed to meet each patient's individual needs. MAIN
resultsAfter the exercise program, there was a significant decrease in the severity of the dyspnea, fatigue, and pain symptoms (p < 0.05), improvement in the physical mobility, pain, energy, emotional status and sleep subcategories of the NHP (p < or = 0.05), and increase in the 6-min walking distance (75 +/- 15.95 m, p = 0.003). However, pulmonary function test results and KPS scores did not show statistically significant changes (p > 0.05).
conclusionsICP programs may be beneficial to lung cancer patients by reducing respiratory symptoms, pain, and improving health-related quality of life and exercise capacity. For this reason, the results of this study suggest that ICP programs, which are prepared by taking the individual requirements of lung cancer patients, should be placed in the treatment of the lung cancer.
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