Journal
BMC CANCER
Volume 21, Issue 1, Pages -Publisher
BMC
DOI: 10.1186/s12885-021-07872-y
Keywords
Exercise oncology; Supportive cancer care; Quality of life; Advanced lung cancer; Nutrition; Symptom management
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Funding
- Oncology Research Office
- Tom Baker Cancer Centre
- Cancer Care
- Alberta Health Services
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The study assessed the feasibility of a multimodal physical activity, nutrition, and palliative symptom management intervention in advanced lung cancer patients. The results showed that the multimodal program was feasible and had potential benefits on improving quality of life.
Background: Advanced lung cancer patients face significant physical and psychological burden leading to reduced physical function and quality of life. Separately, physical activity, nutrition, and palliative symptom management interventions have been shown to improve functioning in this population, however no study has combined all three in a multimodal intervention. Therefore, we assessed the feasibility of a multimodal physical activity, nutrition, and palliative symptom management intervention in advanced lung cancer. Methods: Participants received an individually tailored 12-week intervention featuring in-person group-based exercise classes, at-home physical activity prescription, behaviour change education, and nutrition and palliative care consultations. Patients reported symptom burden, energy, and fatigue before and after each class. At baseline and post-intervention, symptom burden, quality of life, fatigue, physical activity, dietary intake, and physical function were assessed. Post-intervention interviews examined participant perspectives. Results: The multimodal program was feasible, with 44% (10/23) recruitment, 75% (75/100) class attendance, 89% (8/9) nutrition and palliative consult attendance, and 85% (17/20) assessment completion. Of ten participants, 70% (7/10) completed the post-intervention follow-up. Participants perceived the intervention as feasible and valuable. Physical activity, symptom burden, and quality of life were maintained, while tiredness decreased significantly. Exercise classes prompted acute clinically meaningful reductions in fatigue, tiredness, depression, pain, and increases in energy and well-being. Conclusion: A multimodal physical activity, nutrition, and palliative symptom management intervention is feasible and shows potential benefits on quality of life that warrant further investigation in a larger cohort trial.
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