ArticleChronic respiratory disease
Investigating balance, gait, and physical function in people who have undergone thoracic surgery for a diagnosis of lung cancer: A mixed-methods study.
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- Effects of Telerehabilitation Based on Motion Recognition Technology on Exercise Endurance of Patients With Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer After Surgery: Single-Center, Prospective, Open-Label, Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2026Trial
- Patient-reported walking difficulty predicting the post-discharge overall function in patients with lung cancer undergoing minimally invasive surgery.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2025Article
- Investigation of factors associated with static and dynamic balance in early-stage lung cancer survivors.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2025Article
- The impact of lung surgery, with or without (neo-)adjuvant therapy, on physical functioning in patients with nonsmall cell lung cancer: a scoping review.European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society · 2025Article
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- Walking Speed and Risk of Falling Patients Operated for Selected Malignant Tumors.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Rehabilitation pre- and post thoracic surgery: Progress and future opportunities.Chronic respiratory diseaseArticle
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Abstract
objectivesSymptoms associated with lung cancer and thoracic surgery might increase fall risk. We aimed to investigate: 1) balance, gait and functional status in people post-thoracic surgery compared to healthy controls; 2) perceptions of balance, gait and functional status.
methodsRecruitment targeted older adults (≥50 years) who had undergone thoracic surgery for a diagnosis of lung cancer in the previous 3 months, and healthy age-matched controls. Dynamic and static balance, gait velocity, knee-extension strength and physical activity levels were assessed using the BESTest, Kistler force plate, GAITRite system, Biodex System 3 and CHAMPS questionnaire, respectively. Two-part semi-structured interviews were conducted post-surgery.
resultsIndividuals post-surgery (
conclusionBalance, gait and MVPA are impaired post-thoracic surgery, yet balance was not viewed to be important in enabling activities of daily living. However, supervised rehabilitation was considered acceptable.
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