ArticlePerioperative medicine (London, England)2019
Compliance, adherence and effectiveness of a community-based pre-operative exercise programme: a pilot study.
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- Baseline fatigue in early breast cancer survivors: understanding its prevalence in community-based exercise.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2022Observational
- Paradigm shift in gastrointestinal surgery - combating sarcopenia with prehabilitation: Multimodal review of clinical and scientific data.World journal of gastrointestinal surgery · 2021Review
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Abstract
backgroundPre-operative exercise training improves HR components of fitness and HRQoL following hospital-based programmes.
objectiveTo assess compliance and adherence of a pragmatic community-based preoperative exercise programme and its effect on health-related (HR) components of fitness and health-related quality of life (HRQoL).
methodsThirty-two surgical oncological participants (15 prostate cancer and 17 colorectal cancer (CRC)) were recruited and assessed to measure HR components of fitness (strength and functional exercise capacity) and HRQoL. An exercise programme was prescribed in the time available prior to surgery with repeat assessments pre-operatively.
resultsTwenty-four participants (14 prostate cancer and 10 CRC) completed the full study (75% compliance). Exercise training was delivered over a median interquartile range (IQR) of 4 (3-4) weeks and 2 (1-3) weeks for the prostate cancer and CRC participants, with > 80% adherence. From baseline to post-exercise intervention, there were significant improvements in lower body strength in the prostate cancer group (
conclusionThis community-based pre-operative exercise programme showed acceptable compliance and adherence rates, and significantly increased upper and lower body strength and HRQoL. Pre-operative exercise training should be considered as early as possible in the surgical-oncology pathway and respected within patient scheduling.
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