TY - JOUR
T1 - Effects of combined exercise on psychological and physiological variables in cancer patients: A pilot study.
AU - Cataldi, Stefania
AU - Amato, Alessandra
AU - Messina, Giuseppe
AU - Iovane, Angelo
AU - Greco, Giampiero
AU - Guarini, Attilio
AU - Patrizia, Proia
AU - Fischetti, Francesco
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 A. CARBONE Editore. All rights reserved.
Copyright:
Copyright 2020 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2020
Y1 - 2020
N2 - Purpose: The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of a short-term combined exercise intervention program on perceived self-efficacy, fatigue, lower back flexibility, balance and task specific functional mobility in cancer patients. Materials and Methods: Fifteen patients met all the eligibility criteria and were assigned to a single training group (range age, 22-75 years) that performed an 8-week intervention program (∼60min, 2dwk-1). Each session included a progressive training of cardiorespiratory, resistance, flexibility and postural education exercises. Measures pre-intervention and post-intervention included psychological and physiological measurements. Adherence to training was high (92.3±5.2%) and no major health problem were noted in the participants over the 8-week period. Results: Measures of fatigue have significantly decreased (p<0.001; -27.7%) and perceived capability to regulate negative affect (p<0.001; +18.2%) and to express positive emotions (p = 0.003; +11.8%) improved between the pre and post-study measurements. Highly significant increases were observed in the trunk lateral flexibility test (L: P<0.001; -13.2%; R: P<0.001; -12.8%), stork balance stand test (L: P<0.001, +30.1%; R: P<0.001, +66.7%), and in the number of standing up and sitting down from a chair within 30 seconds (p<0.001; +20.4%). Conclusion: Results suggest that a short-term combined exercise program may improve the physical fitness, functional capacity, capability to manage emotional life and reduce levels of perceived fatigue in cancer patients providing an important support to deal the physiological and psychological side effects. Specialists in Adapted Physical Education need to be involved in the biomedical staff because they are the only ones able to manipulate the training variables for the health and well-being benefit of the special populations.
AB - Purpose: The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of a short-term combined exercise intervention program on perceived self-efficacy, fatigue, lower back flexibility, balance and task specific functional mobility in cancer patients. Materials and Methods: Fifteen patients met all the eligibility criteria and were assigned to a single training group (range age, 22-75 years) that performed an 8-week intervention program (∼60min, 2dwk-1). Each session included a progressive training of cardiorespiratory, resistance, flexibility and postural education exercises. Measures pre-intervention and post-intervention included psychological and physiological measurements. Adherence to training was high (92.3±5.2%) and no major health problem were noted in the participants over the 8-week period. Results: Measures of fatigue have significantly decreased (p<0.001; -27.7%) and perceived capability to regulate negative affect (p<0.001; +18.2%) and to express positive emotions (p = 0.003; +11.8%) improved between the pre and post-study measurements. Highly significant increases were observed in the trunk lateral flexibility test (L: P<0.001; -13.2%; R: P<0.001; -12.8%), stork balance stand test (L: P<0.001, +30.1%; R: P<0.001, +66.7%), and in the number of standing up and sitting down from a chair within 30 seconds (p<0.001; +20.4%). Conclusion: Results suggest that a short-term combined exercise program may improve the physical fitness, functional capacity, capability to manage emotional life and reduce levels of perceived fatigue in cancer patients providing an important support to deal the physiological and psychological side effects. Specialists in Adapted Physical Education need to be involved in the biomedical staff because they are the only ones able to manipulate the training variables for the health and well-being benefit of the special populations.
KW - Cancer-related fatigue
KW - Functional capacity
KW - Physical fitness
KW - Self-efficacy
KW - Special population
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U2 - 10.19193/0393-6384_2020_2_174
DO - 10.19193/0393-6384_2020_2_174
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85083375448
VL - 36
SP - 1105
EP - 1113
JO - Acta Medica Mediterranea
JF - Acta Medica Mediterranea
SN - 0393-6384
IS - 2
ER -