ArticleCurrent oncology (Toronto, Ont.)2017
Rehabilitation and exercise oncology program: translating research into a model of care.
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- iCan, Empowering Recovery: Evaluating a Patient-Centred Cancer Rehabilitation Programme across the Cancer Care Continuum.Diseases (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Upper-Limb Disability and the Severity of Lymphedema Reduce the Quality of Life of Patients with Breast Cancer-Related Lymphedema.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2023Article
- The 24-Hour Movement Paradigm: An integrated approach to the measurement and promotion of daily activity in cancer clinical trials.Contemporary clinical trials communications · 2023Article
- Health policy considerations for combining exercise prescription into noncommunicable diseases treatment: a narrative literature review.Frontiers in public health · 2023Review
- Implementation barriers to integrating exercise as medicine in oncology: an ecological scoping review.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2022Article
- Feasibility of Implementing Cancer-Specific Community-Based Exercise Programming: A Multi-Centre Randomized Trial.Cancers · 2022Article
- Evaluating implementation and pragmatism of cancer-specific exercise programs: a scoping review.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2022Article
- A scoping review examining the integration of exercise services in clinical oncology settings.BMC health services research · 2022Article
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Abstract
introductionThe Rehabilitation and Exercise Oncology model of care (ActivOnco) was established to optimize cancer survivorship through exercise prescription and active lifestyle promotion, providing a transition of care from hospital to community. Patients having any cancer diagnosis, stage of disease, and treatment were eligible for evaluation and exercise prescription upon deterioration of performance status. The team of professionals included hospital-based physiotherapists proactively screening for rehabilitation needs, loss of functional independence, and exercise eligibility, plus exercise specialists in a community-based Wellness Centre to provide follow-up or direct access for post-treatment or non-complex patients.
methodsFrom January 2011 to December 2015, the hospital team assessed 1635 patients representing all major cancer sites, and the Wellness Centre team evaluated and prescribed exercise for 1066 participants. Primary interventions provided were education about fatigue management, physical activity promotion, exercise prescription, fracture risk reduction, referral to specialized follow-up services (for example, occupational therapy, lymphedema clinic), and coordination for mobility aids and paratransit services. RESULTS AND
conclusionsImplementation of the ActivOnco model of care showed that exercise alone is not a panacea for all functional deterioration associated with the cancer trajectory and its treatment. However, screening to identify rehabilitation needs combined with exercise prescription can effectively improve the quality of survivorship in cancer patients. Program developments are limited by the cost of human resources, lack of hospital-based physical resources, and lack of public funding, all of which significantly limit the scope and development of appropriate services.
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