Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
J Korean Med Sci. 2011 May;26(5):619-24. doi: 10.3346/jkms.2011.26.5.619. Epub 2011 Apr 21.
The aim of this study was to examine the experience of cancer patients undergoing rehabilitation, to identify symptoms associated with rehabilitation from cancer, and to assess the need for rehabilitation services for cancer patients. Cancer patients (n = 402) at the Asan Medical Center (Seoul, Korea) were enrolled from June to September 2008. A chart review was used to collect demographic and clinical data, including type of cancer, current treatment, time from initial diagnosis to screening, and cancer stage. Each participant provided informed consent and was then given a questionnaire that asked about experience with rehabilitation, symptoms associated with rehabilitation, and the need for different types of rehabilitation services. Clinicians recommended rehabilitation for 8.5% of patients, and 6.7% underwent rehabilitation. Among study patients, 83.8% had one or more symptoms associated with rehabilitation, and 71.6% of patients with symptoms wanted rehabilitation management. The need for rehabilitation was associated with the presence of metastasis, advanced cancer stage, time to diagnosis, and type of current treatment. Our results provide specific information about particular functional symptoms and the rehabilitative needs of subgroups of cancer patients. It is suggested to develop and implement rehabilitation programs for cancer patients.
本研究旨在探讨癌症患者康复的体验，确定与癌症康复相关的症状，并评估癌症患者对康复服务的需求。2008 年 6 月至 9 月，在韩国首尔的 Asan 医疗中心招募了 402 名癌症患者。通过病历回顾收集了人口统计学和临床数据，包括癌症类型、当前治疗、从初始诊断到筛查的时间以及癌症分期。每位参与者都签署了知情同意书，然后接受了一份问卷，询问他们康复的体验、与康复相关的症状以及对不同类型康复服务的需求。临床医生建议 8.5%的患者进行康复治疗，其中 6.7%的患者接受了康复治疗。在研究患者中，83.8%的患者有一个或多个与康复相关的症状，71.6%有症状的患者希望接受康复管理。对康复的需求与转移、晚期癌症分期、诊断时间和当前治疗类型有关。我们的研究结果提供了特定的功能症状和癌症患者亚组康复需求的具体信息。建议为癌症患者制定和实施康复计划。
