Department of Symptom Control and Palliative Care, Cross Cancer Institute, 11560 University Avenue, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
Support Care Cancer. 2010 Nov;18(11):1469-75. doi: 10.1007/s00520-009-0770-8. Epub 2009 Nov 10.
The purpose of the present study was to examine the physical activity interests and preferences of palliative cancer patients.
Fifty advanced cancer patients aged 18 years or older with clinician-estimated life expectancy of less than 12 months and Palliative Performance Scale greater than 30% were recruited from an outpatient palliative care clinic and a palliative home care program. An interviewer-administered survey was used to assess physical activity behavior, interests, and preferences.
The majority of palliative cancer patients in this sample indicated that they would be interested and felt able to participate in a physical activity program. There were strong preferences for home-based physical activity programs that could be completed alone. The majority of participants in this sample reported walking as the type of physical activity in which they were most interested.
These findings suggest that this sample of palliative cancer patients is interested and feel able to participate in a physical activity program. Examining these unique physical activity preferences may aid in the development of an appropriate physical activity program for palliative cancer patients that can be tested in clinical research.
本研究旨在探讨晚期癌症患者的体力活动兴趣和偏好。
从一家姑息治疗门诊诊所和一个姑息治疗家庭护理项目中招募了 50 名年龄在 18 岁或以上、预计生存期不足 12 个月且姑息治疗表现量表评分大于 30%的晚期癌症患者。采用访谈者管理的调查评估体力活动行为、兴趣和偏好。
本研究样本中的大多数姑息治疗癌症患者表示他们有兴趣并觉得自己能够参加体力活动项目。他们强烈倾向于选择可以独自完成的基于家庭的体力活动项目。本样本中的大多数参与者报告说，他们最感兴趣的体力活动类型是散步。
这些发现表明，本研究样本中的姑息治疗癌症患者有兴趣并觉得自己能够参加体力活动项目。研究这些独特的体力活动偏好可以帮助为姑息治疗癌症患者制定适当的体力活动项目，这些项目可以在临床研究中进行测试。
