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- Title
The impact of a hospital-based exercise oncology program on cancer treatment–related side effects among rural cancer survivors.
- Authors
Coletta, Adriana M.; Rose, Nathan B.; Johnson, Austin F.; Moxon, D. Scott; Trapp, Stephen K.; Walker, Darren; White, Shelley; Ulrich, Cornelia M.; Agarwal, Neeraj; Oza, Sonal; Zingg, Rebecca W.; Hansen, Pamela A.
- Abstract
Purpose: To assess the impact of the Personal Optimism With Exercise Recovery (POWER) program on cancer treatment–related side effects among rural cancer survivors. Methods: In this retrospective study of data collected between 2016 and 2019, we assessed change in cardiorespiratory fitness, whole-body muscular endurance, physical function and strength, anthropometrics, fatigue, and quality of life (QoL), after participation in POWER. Descriptive statistics were calculated for demographic and clinical variables. Univariate analysis of variance was carried out with age and BMI at initial assessment as covariates. Results: A total of 239 survivors, 78% rural residents, completed a follow-up assessment. Among rural cancer survivors, the most prevalent cancer sites were breast (42.5%), prostate (12.4%), and lymphoma (5.9%). The majority of survivors were female (70%), non-Hispanic (94.6%), and white (93.5%), with average age and BMI of 62.1 ± 13.2 years and 28.4 ± 6.7 kg/m2, respectively. Rural cancer survivors with cancer stages I–III exhibited significant improvements in fitness (+ 3.07 ml/kg/min, 95% CI 1.93, 4.21; + 0.88 METS, 95% CI 0.55, 1.20), physical function (30-s chair stand: + 2.2 repetitions, 95% CI 1.3, 3.1), muscular endurance (10-repetition maximum: chest press + 4.1 kg, 95% CI 2.0, 6.3; lateral pulldown + 6.6 kg, 95% CI 4.4, 8.9), self-reported fatigue (FACIT-Fatigue score: + 4.9, 95% CI 1.6, 8.1), and QoL (FACT-G7 score + 2.1, 95% CI, 0.9, 3.4). Among stage IV rural and urban cancer survivors, significant improvements were observed in muscular endurance and physical function. Conclusion: Participation in POWER was associated with attenuation of cancer treatment–related side effects and may serve as a model exercise oncology program for rural cancer survivors.
- Subjects
CANCER survivors; PHYSICAL fitness; COOLDOWN; PHYSICAL mobility; ACTIVE recovery
- Publication
Supportive Care in Cancer, 2021, Vol 29, Issue 8, p4663
- ISSN
0941-4355
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00520-021-06010-5