Yoon Jin A, Hong Bo Young
Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Pusan National University School of Medicine and Biomedical Research Institute, Pusan National University Hospital, Busan, Korea.
Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, St. Vincent's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Suwon, Korea.
Ann Rehabil Med. 2022 Aug;46(4):155-162. doi: 10.5535/arm.22102. Epub 2022 Aug 31.
Cancer rehabilitation aims to enable patients to maximize their physical, social, psychological, and vocational functions within the limits that arise during the course of the disease and its treatment. According to recent domestic studies, most patients report one or more physical problems during or after cancer treatment. This review presents the latest updates on cancer-related rehabilitation issues. Cancer rehabilitation in Korea still faces various barriers, including a lack of awareness, problems with the healthcare delivery system, and high costs, and recognizing the need for rehabilitation during cancer treatment varies among patients and even physicians. Hence, an appropriate cooperative referral system for cancer rehabilitation requires improvement. We herein review the current status of and barriers to cancer rehabilitation in South Korea to resolve the issues of domestic cancer rehabilitation.
癌症康复旨在使患者在疾病及其治疗过程中出现的限制范围内，最大限度地发挥其身体、社会、心理和职业功能。根据最近的国内研究，大多数患者在癌症治疗期间或之后报告有一个或多个身体问题。本综述介绍了癌症相关康复问题的最新进展。韩国的癌症康复仍面临各种障碍，包括认识不足、医疗服务体系问题和高成本，而且患者甚至医生对癌症治疗期间康复需求的认识也各不相同。因此，需要改进适当的癌症康复合作转诊系统。我们在此回顾韩国癌症康复的现状和障碍，以解决国内癌症康复问题。
