Group-Based Exercise Improves Fitness Parameters in Previously Sedentary Individuals With Cancer

Wonders, Karen Y.; Stout, Brittany; Ondreka, Danielle

doi:10.20530/ijimhs_7_12-16

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“…Previous studies have found home-based exercise programs to be effective and feasible in chronic disease populations, including cardiac (10)(11)(12)(13)(14)(15), claudication (16,17), peripheral artery disease (17), and even thyroid (18), lung (19), pancreatic (20), and breast cancer (21). Many of these home-based exercise programs have yielded increases in physical activity participation and aerobic fitness, and decreased adverse effects of medication related to their chronic condition.…”

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“…At the initial visit, demographic information, medical history, and relevant clinical data were ascertained from all consenting participants. Participants then completed a subjective symptom checklist, which was previously evaluated in a similar cancer population (10). This checklist was used to gauge the severity of treatment-related side effects and consisted of 35 items of severity graded from "no" to "very severe" [0-10].…”

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Measuring the Feasibility and Effectiveness of an Individualized Exercise Program Delivered Virtually to Cancer Survivors

Wonders¹,

Gnau

Schmitz

2021

Curr Sports Med Rep

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In the spring of 2020, we faced a global pandemic that resulted in social distancing limitations not previously experienced, forcing practitioners to adapt exercise programming to a virtual model. The purpose of this investigation was to measure the effectiveness of a virtual exercise oncology program in 491 participants undergoing antineoplastic therapy between March and June 2020. Each session was completed virtually with a certified exercise oncology trainer. Fitness and psychological parameters were measured preexercise and postexercise intervention. Overall, participants completed 4949 of 5892 prescribed exercise sessions. Patients saw increases in cardiovascular endurance (15.2%, P < 0.05), muscular endurance (18.2%, P < 0.05), flexibility (31.9%, P < 0.05), feelings of support (58.7%, P < 0.05), and quality of life (32.2%, P < 0.05), as well as decreases in loneliness (54%, P < 0.05) and fatigue (48.7%, P < 0.05). In light of our findings, we assert that virtual exercise training is a viable option in circumstances where in-person, individualized exercise training is not possible.

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