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- Title
Adherence of stem cell transplant recipients receiving glucocorticoid therapy to an exercise-based rehabilitation program.
- Authors
Morris, G Stephen; Brueilly, Kevin E; Scheetz, Janet S; de Lima, Marcos J
- Abstract
The high acuity of hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) recipients receiving glucocorticoid (GC) therapy for acute graft vs. host disease (aGVHD) may limit their adherence to an exercise-based rehabilitation program and hence, slow their recovery. To make this determination, the medical records of 59 subacute outpatient stem cell transplant recipients receiving methylprednisolone (MP) were reviewed for demographic, anthropometric and medical information. Performance on the repeated sit-to-stand, 50-ft walk and 6-min walk tests were determined before and after completing a 4-week progressive exercise rehabilitation program and outcomes were compared by a paired t-test (P < 0.05). Thirty-two patients (54%) finished a treatment plan (adherent group), completing 80% of the prescribed sessions and were reevaluated. Twenty-seven patients (46%) did not complete the rehabilitation program (nonadherent group), primarily because of readmission to the hospital (18 patients, 62%). The adherent group did not significantly improve their physical performance (p > 0.05). However, a subgroup of 40% of these patients did experience clinically significant improvements in their physical performance.These findings 1) support the feasibility of having HSCT recipients receiving GC therapy to participate in an exercise-based rehabilitation program and 2) suggest that to do so can result in clinically significant improvements in functional capacity.
- Publication
Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer, 2012, Vol 20, Issue 10, p2391
- ISSN
1433-7339
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00520-011-1352-0