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  ORAL 43 - Enhancing Physical Wellbeing in Lung Cancer (ID 168)

  • Event: WCLC 2015
  • Type: Oral Session
  • Track: Nursing and Allied Professionals
  • Presentations: 1
  • Moderators:G. Bates, M. Hesdorffer
  • Coordinates: 9/09/2015, 18:30 - 20:00, 102+104+106

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    ORAL43.03 - The Rationale of Exercise in Patients with Inoperable Lung Cancer (ID 2554)

    18:30 - 20:00  |  Author(s): S. Langer
    • Abstract
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    Background:
    Patients with lung cancer often experience severe physical and psychological symptoms, such as decreased exercise capacity, muscle weakness, compromised health-related quality of life (HRQOL) and increased anxiety and depression levels, as a direct consequence of the disease or the antineoplastic therapy. The main concern of patients with lung cancer is the fear of losing independence and not being able to perform daily activities. In recent years, several studies show that exercise training is safe, feasible and beneficial for patients with inoperable lung cancer. Results have shown increased physical capacity, increases muscle strength and functionality, and reduced anxiety and depression levels.
    
    Methods:
    This presentation will focus on the rationale of exeicse in patients with inoperable lung cancer and will present results from the EXHALE study, a prospective, clinical and explorative study.
    
    Results:
    Patients showed significant improvement in physical capacity, functional capacity, muscle strength and “emotional well-being”, as well as a significant reduction in “social well-being” and the level of anxiety. No serious adverse events (SAE) or adverse events (AE) were reported.
    
    Conclusion:
    This presentation will document that the patients with inoperable lung cancer are able to complete a six-week exercise and relaxation intervention without exercise-related SAE. In addition we can conclude that patients with inoperable lung cancer can increase VO2max, functional capacity (6MWD)and muscle strength significantly. We also found that the intervention significantly reduced the patients’ level of anxiety. The patients did not improve their HRQOL significantly, but we did observe a significant improvement in emotional well-being
    
    

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