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| Title |
Physiotherapy programme reduces fatigue in patients with advanced cancer receiving palliative care: randomized controlled trial
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| Published in |
Supportive Care in Cancer, May 2017
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| DOI | 10.1007/s00520-017-3742-4 |
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| Authors |
Anna Pyszora, Jacek Budzyński, Agnieszka Wójcik, Anna Prokop, Małgorzata Krajnik |
| Abstract |
Cancer-related fatigue (CRF) is a common and relevant symptom in patients with advanced cancer that significantly decreases their quality of life. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of a physiotherapy programme on CRF and other symptoms in patients diagnosed with advanced cancer. The study was designed as a randomized controlled trial. Sixty patients diagnosed with advanced cancer receiving palliative care were randomized into two groups: the treatment group (n = 30) and the control group (n = 30). The therapy took place three times a week for 2 weeks. The 30-min physiotherapy session included active exercises, myofascial release and proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (PNF) techniques. The control group did not exercise. The outcomes included Brief Fatigue Inventory (BFI), Edmonton Symptom Assessment Scale (ESAS) and satisfaction scores. The exercise programme caused a significant reduction in fatigue scores (BFI) in terms of severity of fatigue and its impact on daily functioning. In the control group, no significant changes in the BFI were observed. Moreover, the physiotherapy programme improved patients' general well-being and reduced the intensity of coexisting symptoms such as pain, drowsiness, lack of appetite and depression. The analysis of satisfaction scores showed that it was also positively evaluated by patients. The physiotherapy programme, which included active exercises, myofascial release and PNF techniques, had beneficial effects on CRF and other symptoms in patients with advanced cancer who received palliative care. The results of the study suggest that physiotherapy is a safe and effective method of CRF management. |
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The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 15 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Canada | 3 | 20% |
| Mexico | 2 | 13% |
| Colombia | 1 | 7% |
| Spain | 1 | 7% |
| Unknown | 8 | 53% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 11 | 73% |
| Scientists | 2 | 13% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 2 | 13% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 556 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 556 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 99 | 18% |
| Student > Master | 75 | 13% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 37 | 7% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 25 | 4% |
| Other | 20 | 4% |
| Other | 66 | 12% |
| Unknown | 234 | 42% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing and Health Professions | 159 | 29% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 90 | 16% |
| Sports and Recreations | 17 | 3% |
| Psychology | 8 | 1% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 6 | 1% |
| Other | 30 | 5% |
| Unknown | 246 | 44% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 14. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 20 March 2023.
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#2,343,393
of 23,462,326 outputs
Outputs from Supportive Care in Cancer
#416
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#45,537
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Outputs of similar age from Supportive Care in Cancer
#4
of 80 outputs
Altmetric has tracked 23,462,326 research outputs across all sources so far. Compared to these this one has done well and is in the 89th percentile: it's in the top 25% of all research outputs ever tracked by Altmetric.
So far Altmetric has tracked 4,705 research outputs from this source. They typically receive a little more attention than average, with a mean Attention Score of 5.8. This one has done particularly well, scoring higher than 91% of its peers.
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