Oliveira Paulo Furtado de, Iunes Denise Hollanda, Alves Ricardo Silva, Carvalho Jovana Maria de, Menezes Flávia da Silva, Carvalho Leonardo César
Motricity Science Institute, Federal University of Alfenas, 2600 Jovino Fernandes Sales Ave, Alfenas, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Bioscience Program, Federal University of Alfenas, 2600 Jovino Fernandes Sales Ave, Alfenas, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Email:
Asian Pac J Cancer Prev. 2018 Sep 26;19(9):2591-2597. doi: 10.22034/APJCP.2018.19.9.2591.
Objective: In the present study, we aimed to evaluate the effects an exergaming protocol for cancer patients who undergo or have already undergone cancer treatment. We sought to evaluate changes in cancer-related fatigue, function, and ability to perform daily activities, in addition to changes in the electromyographic pattern of the middle deltoid muscle. Methods: We conducted a controlled trial. Nineteen volunteers in the cancer group (aged 61 ± 9 years; body mass index28 ± 5) and 19 in the control group (aged 58 ± 8 years); body mass index 28 ± 4) participated in the study. They were evaluated by means of a sociodemographic and clinical questionnaire, the Functional Assessment of Chronic Therapy-Fatigue (FACIT-F) questionnaire, and surface electromyography in the deltoid muscle at three moments: before the beginning of the exergaming protocol, after 10 training sessions, and after 20 sessions. The protocol consisted of practicing exergaming using Xbox 360® (Microsoft, Redmond, USA) with Kinect®. The game “Your Shape Fitness Evolved” (Ubisoft, Rennes, France) was used. Results: Total FACIT-F scores, fatigue subscale scores, and median frequency values observed in the cancer group were lower than those in the control group. These values improved in relation to the initial evaluation in the cancer group after the practice of the exergaming protocol. Conclusion: The exergaming protocol used in this study was effective for reducing reported symptoms of fatigue, increasing perceived quality of life, and improving the pattern of deltoid muscle contraction in cancer patients.
在本研究中，我们旨在评估一种运动游戏方案对正在接受或已经接受癌症治疗的患者的影响。除了评估三角肌肌电图模式的变化外，我们还试图评估与癌症相关的疲劳、功能以及日常活动能力的变化。方法：我们进行了一项对照试验。癌症组19名志愿者（年龄61±9岁；体重指数28±5）和对照组19名志愿者（年龄58±8岁；体重指数28±4）参与了研究。通过社会人口统计学和临床问卷、慢性治疗功能评估-疲劳（FACIT-F）问卷以及在运动游戏方案开始前、10次训练后和20次训练后三个时间点对三角肌进行表面肌电图评估。该方案包括使用配备Kinect®的Xbox 360®（美国微软公司，雷德蒙德）进行运动游戏练习。使用了游戏《Your Shape Fitness Evolved》（法国育碧公司，雷恩）。结果：癌症组观察到的FACIT-F总分、疲劳子量表分数和中位频率值低于对照组。在癌症组进行运动游戏方案练习后，这些值相对于初始评估有所改善。结论：本研究中使用的运动游戏方案对于减轻报告的疲劳症状、提高感知生活质量以及改善癌症患者三角肌收缩模式有效。
