Trial reportCancer nursing
Using Perceived Self-efficacy to Improve Fatigue and Fatigability In Postsurgical Lung Cancer Patients: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.
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- Comparison of Single Versus Multiple Nonpharmacological Interventions for the Management of Lung Cancer-Related Fatigue: A Systematic Review.The clinical respiratory journal · 2025Pooled it
- Influence of physical exercise on health improvement in older adult cancer patients: a systematic review.Frontiers in public health · 2025Pooled it
- Is physical activity effective against cancer-related fatigue in lung cancer patients? An umbrella review of systematic reviews and meta-analyses.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2023Pooled it
- Exercise and lung cancer surgery: A systematic review of randomized-controlled trials.Critical reviews in oncology/hematology · 2020Pooled it
- Effectiveness of an educational intervention based on the common-sense model of self-regulation for lung cancer patients after thoracoscopic surgery.Scientific reports · 2025Trial
- Enhancing behavioral change among lung cancer survivors participating in a lifestyle risk reduction intervention: a qualitative study.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2019Trial
- The effectiveness of concurrent training in lung cancer survivors: a systematic review.Translational lung cancer research · 2026Review
- The effects of VR/AR/MR-based interventions on symptom management among adult cancer survivors receiving active treatments: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2025Review
- Self-Management Support for Cancer Survivors: A Descriptive Evaluation of the Symptom Navi Training from the Perspective of Health Care Professionals.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2025Article
- Using Wearable Devices to Examine the Associations of Sedentary Behavior with Perceived and Performance Fatigability Among Older Adults: The Study of Muscle, Mobility and Aging (SOMMA).Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Mediating Effects of Health Literacy Between Self-Efficacy and Quality of Life in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.Diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity : targets and therapy · 2025Article
- Postoperative Symptom Cluster in NSCLC Patients and Its Relationship with Social Support and Self-Efficacy: A Cross-Sectional Study.Risk management and healthcare policy · 2025Article
- Investigating the Physiological Mechanisms between Resistance Training and Pain Relief in the Cancer Population: A Literature Review.Journal of cancer therapy · 2023Article
- Life-space Mobility in Older Men: The Role of Perceived Physical and Mental Fatigability.The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences · 2022Article
- Profiling symptom burden and its influencing factors at discharge for patients undergoing lung cancer surgery: a cross-sectional analysis.Journal of cardiothoracic surgery · 2022Article
- Influence of Self-Efficacy on Cancer-Related Fatigue and Health-Related Quality of Life in Young Survivors of Childhood Cancer.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Self-managed physical activity in cancer survivors for the management of cancer-related fatigue: A scoping review.PloS one · 2022Article
- Evidence-based nursing intervention can improve the treatment compliance, quality of life and self-efficacy of patients with lung cancer undergoing radiotherapy and chemotherapy.American journal of translational research · 2022Article
- Effect of Exercise Training on Quality of Life after Colorectal and Lung Cancer Surgery: A Meta-Analysis.Cancers · 2021Review
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Abstract
backgroundFatigue remains a prevalent and debilitating symptom in persons with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Exercise has been shown to be effective in reducing fatigue, yet interventions are limited for postsurgical NSCLC patients. To date, while surgery is offered as a standard curative treatment for NSCLC, no formal guidelines exist for postsurgical rehabilitation.
objectiveThis study focuses on the design and testing of a postsurgical intervention for NSCLC patients to promote perceived self-efficacy for fatigue self-management targeting cancer-related fatigue (CRF) severity and its associated fatigability through exercise.
methodsA 2-arm randomized controlled trial was used to examine the impact of a 6-week rehabilitative CRF self-management exercise intervention on 37 NSCLC participants compared with 35 control group participants receiving usual care from diagnosis to 6 weeks' postsurgical hospital discharge.
resultsWe exceeded goals for recruitment (66%), retention (97%), adherence (93%), and acceptability. Our 6-week exercise intervention demonstrated preliminary efficacy in significantly reducing CRF severity and fatigability as compared with usual care, with mean CRF levels restored to levels lower than presurgery. Likewise, the exercise group's functional performance (physical and mental health scores) exceeded usual care. Furthermore, no adverse events were reported; participants had a mean age of 67 years and a mean of 8 comorbid conditions.
conclusionsAn exercise intervention for postsurgical NSCLC patients is feasible, safe, and highly acceptable showing positive changes in CRF self-management. IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE: To advance practice, testing of the effectiveness of this health-promoting self-management exercise intervention in a larger-scale randomized controlled trial is needed.
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