ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2021
Influence of Physical Activity on Pain, Depression and Quality of Life of Patients in Palliative Care: A Proof-of-Concept Study.
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- Individualized Physiotherapy Improves Quality of Life and Symptom Burden in Advanced Cancer: A Quasi-Experimental Study.Physiotherapy research international : the journal for researchers and clinicians in physical therapy · 2026Article
- Health-related quality of life in palliative care: determinants identified in a hospital-based observational study.BMC palliative care · 2025Observational
- Interplay between mobility, social participation, and symptom burden in advanced lung cancer.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025Article
- Spirituality and Pain among Post-treatment Cancer Patients in Poland: Mediation by Meaning in Life and Pain Coping Strategies.Journal of religion and health · 2025Article
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- Interventions for behavioral health comorbidities in the hospice setting: a scoping review.Annals of palliative medicine · 2024Article
- Ensuring quality of life in palliative care physiotherapy in developing countries.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences · 2024Review
- Total Pain and Illness Acceptance in Pelvic Cancer Patients: Exploring Self-Efficacy and Stress in a Moderated Mediation Model.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Factors for Timely Identification of Possible Occurrence of Delirium in Palliative Care: A Prospective Observational Study.Advances in therapy · 2021Observational
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6 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
introductionPalliative care not only focuses on physical ailments associated with the disease, but also considers the psychological, social and spiritual needs of the patients. The aim of this study is to assess the impact of physical activity on palliative care patients, with special regard to the subjective assessment of severity of total pain and quality of life. MATERIALS AND
methodsThe study was conducted on 92 palliative care patients either in a hospice or at home. The tool used to assess the patients was an original questionnaire focusing on the area of their independence and motor abilities. The study attempted to understand whether an appropriate physical activity and the instruction of palliative care patients and their families in the field of independence would improve the quality of life and reduce the intensity of total pain in the patients.
resultsAll of the patients were at an advanced stage of cancer. The survey at time "0", conducted before the start of the instructions for patients and their relatives, showed that a majority of patients (47, 51.09%) often experienced limitations during the performance of daily activities. In the fourth visit, conducted one week after the fourth educational session, there was a significant increase in patients who did not experience any limitations in performing their daily activities or experienced them just sometimes.
conclusionsThe ultimate effect of the proposed educational program on physical activity was an increase in the quality of life, a reduction in pain and a mood improvement. These results would need confirmation with more extensive studies.
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