A new study has found that while a home-based exercise program did not significantly improve self-reported physical function in lung cancer survivors after surgery, it did enhance exercise capacity, health-related quality of life, and exercise self-efficacy.
Implementing a home-based exercise program alongside management strategies did not improve patients’ self-reported physical function after lung cancer surgery but did enhance exercise capacity, health-related quality of life , and exercise self-efficacy, a new study revealed.Lung cancer survivors face long-term physical challenges post-surgery. Postoperative exercise programs have largely been evaluated in a supervised hospital setting, but such programs lack widespread implementation.
Home-based exercise programs offer a promising alternative. In the current analysis, researchers assessed 116 patients (mean age, 66.4 years) who underwent surgery for non–small cell lung cancer. Half were randomly assigned to a 3-month home-based exercise program (n=58) and half to usual care (standard medical care and monitoring). The home-based program combined physical exercise, management techniques, and behavioral support. Participants completed the initial session in person before hospital discharge, followed by weekly physiotherapist-led telephone consultations for 12 sessions. Patients also had a diary to track daily compliance and monitor steps at home. The primary outcome was self-reported physical function, assessed using the European Organization for the Research and Treatment of Cancer Core Quality of Life Questionnaire, at 3 months; secondary outcomes included exercise capacity, quality of life, and exercise self-efficacy (barriers to exercising). Overall, 88.8% of patients completed follow-up assessments at 3 months and 81.9% completed them only at 6 and 12 months.At 3 months postoperatively, self-reported physical function was not significantly different between the home-based exercise group and the control group (mean difference, 1 point; 95% CI, −6 to 8). There were no statistically significant differences between the groups at 6 or 12 months eithe
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