Imbalance and Falls in Older Cancer Survivors

Hile, Elizabeth S.

doi:10.1097/tgr.0000000000000079

Cited by 1 publication

(1 citation statement)

References 165 publications

(150 reference statements)

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…Spoelstra et al found that older cancer survivors are 16% more likely to experience a fall than their cancer-free peers [60••], which may be due to multiple factors, including chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy, deconditioning, and cognitive impairment [61]. Rehabilitation interventions to improve balance, endurance, strength, and to provide adaptive equipment and pain relief all can decrease the risk of falls in this population.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Intersection of Oncology Prognosis and Cancer Rehabilitation

Smith

Zheng

2017

Curr Phys Med Rehabil Rep

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Purpose of reviewThis review examines the delivery of rehabilitation care to cancer patients with relation to disease prognosis. This includes the evaluation when patients are referred for rehabilitation services and the effectiveness of rehabilitation interventions across the cancer continuum.Recent findingsAlthough prognosticating life expectancy is difficult, referrals for rehabilitation interventions appear to be affected by physician attitudes towards patients with advanced disease, in part because of misconceptions about the nature of rehabilitation for oncology patients. Rehabilitation may also be underutilized in long-term survivors with no evidence of disease. Despite this, our review found that rehabilitation in advanced disease, end-of-life, geriatric cancer patients, and in long-term survivors can be beneficial. There is a relative dearth in studies on rehabilitation interventions specifically at the end-of-life.SummaryCancer rehabilitation can be helpful to patients along the spectrum of cancer prognoses. Examining more accurate ways to prognosticate life expectancy, improving communication and education between oncologists and rehabilitation team members, and modifying survivorship plans to include patient education on functional changes over time may improve the delivery of rehabilitation care.

show abstract

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%