ArticleArchives of physical medicine and rehabilitation2017
How Receptive Are Patients With Late Stage Cancer to Rehabilitation Services and What Are the Sources of Their Resistance?
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31 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- The influence of telehealth-based cancer rehabilitation interventions on disability: a systematic review.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2023Pooled it
- Exercise prescription for symptoms and quality of life improvements in lung cancer patients: a systematic review.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2021Pooled it
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- Person-centred care in oncological home services: a scoping review of patients' and caregivers' experience and needs.BMC health services research · 2025Article
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- Social inequalities in the use of physiotherapy in women diagnosed with breast cancer in Barcelona: DAMA cohort.Breast cancer research and treatment · 2024Article
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- Rehabilitation outcomes for people with lung cancer (UNITE): protocol for the development of a core outcome set.BMJ open respiratory research · 2023Article
- Patient Comments on a Hospital- and University-Based Exercise Oncology Program.Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education · 2023Article
- Predictors of cancer rehabilitation medicine referral and utilization based on the Moving Through Cancer physical activity screening assessment.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2023Article
- Cancer-related Fatigue in Lung Cancer: A Research Agenda: An Official American Thoracic Society Research Statement.American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine · 2023Article
- Global estimates of rehabilitation needs and disease burden in tracheal, bronchus, and lung cancer from 1990 to 2019 and projections to 2045 based on the global burden of disease study 2019.Frontiers in oncology · 2023Article
- Identifying Barriers to Advocacy Among Patients With Lung Cancer: The Role of Stigma-Related Interpersonal Constraint.Oncology nursing forum · 2022Article
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- Receptivity to a Nurse-Led Symptom Management Intervention Among Highly Symptomatic Patients With Cancer.Journal of the National Cancer Institute · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo describe the proportion and characteristics of patients with late stage cancer that are and are not receptive to receiving rehabilitation services, and the rationale for their level of interest.
designProspective mixed-methods study.
settingComprehensive cancer center in a quaternary medical center.
participantsAdults with stage IIIC or IV non-small cell or extensive stage small cell lung cancer (N=311).
interventionsNot applicable.
main outcome measuresTelephone-acquired responses to the administration of (1) the Activity Measure for Post Acute Care Computer Adaptive Test (AM-PAC-CAT); (2) numerical rating scales for pain, dyspnea, fatigue, general emotional distress, and distress associated with functional limitations; (3) a query regarding receptivity to receipt of rehabilitation services, and (4) a query about rationale for nonreceptivity.
resultsOverall, 99 (31.8%) of the study's 311 participants expressed interest in receiving rehabilitation services: 38 at the time of enrollment and an additional 61 during at least 1 subsequent contact. Participants expressing interest were more likely to have a child as primary caregiver (18.18% vs 9.91%, P=.04) and a musculoskeletal comorbidity (42.4% vs 31.6%, P=.05). Function-related distress was highly associated with receptivity, as were lower AM-PAC-CAT scores. Reasons provided for lack of interest in receiving services included a perception of their limited benefit, being too busy, and prioritization below more pressing tasks/concerns.
conclusionsOne-third of patients with late stage lung cancer are likely to be interested in receiving rehabilitation services despite high levels of disability and related distress. These findings suggest that patient misperception of the role of rehabilitation services may be a barrier to improved function and quality of life. Efforts to educate patients on the benefits of rehabilitation and to more formally integrate rehabilitation as part of comprehensive care may curb these missed opportunities.
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