ArticleThe British journal of occupational therapy2021
Differences in physical function across cancer recovery phases: Findings from the 2015 National Health Interview Survey.
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- Recommendations for Interventions to Improve Function in Patients With Lung Cancer: A Clinical Practice Guideline.Cancer medicine · 2025Guideline
- Expanding active living after cancer to underserved cancer survivors and their caregivers.Journal of the National Cancer Institute · 2024Article
- Association of cancer diagnosis with disability status among older survivors of colorectal cancer: a population-based retrospective cohort study.Frontiers in oncology · 2024Article
- Improvements in psychological distress in patients participating in a cooking programme following digestive cancer surgery: A retrospective, propensity score-matched pilot study.The British journal of occupational therapy · 2023Article
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Abstract
introductionRecent cancer survivors (<2 years post-diagnosis) report poorer general health and physical weakness compared to long-term cancer survivors (≥2 years post-diagnosis), but differences in functional limitations are unknown. It is unclear which daily tasks are more difficult for recent versus long-term survivors. We aimed to examine differences in functional performances across cancer recovery phases as potential targets for functional impairment screening.
methodThe cohort consisted of adults with a cancer history in the 2015 National Health Interview Survey (
resultsMost subjects were long-term survivors (84.9%). Recent survivors were more likely to have difficulty in work, mobility-related daily tasks and social participation compared to long-term survivors. No differences were found in basic activities of daily living, cognition and emotional functioning between the groups.
conclusionWhile recent cancer survivors were independent in basic daily tasks, they had difficulties in performing daily tasks that required a high level of physical function. Clinicians, especially occupational therapists, should prioritize evaluating physical functioning to guide intervention planning for recent cancer survivors.
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