Impact of Physical Activity on COVID-19

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 19(21), P. 14108 - 14108

Published: Oct. 28, 2022

Introduction: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, which is caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome 2 (SARS-CoV-2), seriously endangering human health worldwide. This study finds effective intervention modalities of physical activity on COVID-19 through a narrative review. Methods: In this study, 41 papers were selected for literature review after comprehensive database search from 20 December 2019, to 30 August 2022. Results: articles meet the established criteria, and in review, we comprehensively describe recent studies exercise COVID-19, including impact recommendations prevention, patients with noninfected populations. Conclusions: suggests that (PA) contributes prevention treatment can promote recovery function, alleviate post-acute syndrome, improve patients’ psychological well-being. It recommended develop appropriate prescriptions different populations under guidance physician.

Language: Английский

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Enhancing Cancer Supportive Care: Integrating Psychosocial Support, Nutrition, and Physical Activity Using Telehealth Solutions

JCO Global Oncology, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 10

Published: Oct. 1, 2024

This review explores current guidelines for integrating psychosocial support, nutrition, and physical activity into cancer care examines the resources available to deliver comprehensive effectively equitably, with a focus on telehealth solutions. A of related exercise in oncology published between years 2020 2024 was conducted. Additionally, relevant articles from authors' personal archives were included. Current emphasize routine distress screening, nutritional assessment, tailored interventions patients cancer. The National Comprehensive Cancer Network ASCO highlight need regular evaluations management common psychiatric disorders. American Society Academy Nutrition Dietetics recommend personalized counseling, improve treatment tolerance overall quality life. Despite these recommendations, challenges such as resource limitations, time constraints, financial barriers hinder their implementation. Integrating medical nutrition therapy, is essential enhancing patients' Telehealth offers viable solution overcome by providing remote access supportive services, facilitating care, promoting patient engagement. effectiveness delivering psychosocial, nutritional, support highlights its potential outcomes care. technologies hold high optimize delivery, ensuring throughout journey.

Language: Английский

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Feasibility of a tailored and virtually supported home exercise program for people with multiple myeloma using a novel eHealth application

Digital Health, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 8, P. 205520762211290 - 205520762211290

Published: Jan. 1, 2022

eHealth exercise interventions have the unique ability to leverage benefits of in-person programming (tailoring and supervision) with home (flexibility). There may be a role for eHealth-delivered people multiple myeloma (MM), as tailoring supervision are critical successful outcomes due significant impacts/risks myeloma-related side effects. The purpose this study was determine safety, feasibility, preliminary efficacy 12-week virtually supported program.Participants MM completed program involving supervised group workouts, independent aerobic exercise. Tailoring facilitated by functionality HEAL-Me, novel app. Participants virtual fitness assessments questionnaires at baseline week 12.Twenty-nine participants consented, 26 all follow-up testing (90%). Exercise adherence 90% (group), 83% (independent), (aerobic). No serious adverse events (grade ≥3) occurred. Significant improvements were found quality life physical fitness. high level program/app satisfaction: 96% agreed or strongly that beneficial, 93% it enjoyable, 89% satisfied very delivery through HEAL-Me app, 48% felt helped them manage cancer-related symptoms side-effects.An intervention is individually tailored includes active support from healthcare team feasible acceptable MM. findings warrant investigation using large-scale randomized controlled trial.

Language: Английский

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Evaluating the acceptability of a self-directed, self-management intervention for patients and caregivers facing advanced cancer

Palliative & Supportive Care, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 23

Published: Jan. 1, 2025

Abstract Objectives Coping-Together is a self-directed, self-management intervention initially developed for patients in early-stages of cancer and their caregivers. This study evaluated its acceptability among with advanced Methods Twenty-six participants (patients n = 15 caregivers 11) were given the materials (6 booklets workbook) 7 weeks. Participants interviewed twice during this time to solicit feedback on intervention’s content, design, recommended changes. Audio-recorded interviews transcribed verbatim, thematic analysis was conducted. Results found mostly relevant. All ( 26, 100%) expressed interest desire improve skills. Perceived benefits included learning develop SMARTTER (specific, measurable, attainable, relevant, timely, done together) plans, normalizing challenges, enhancing communication within dyad healthcare team. Most 25, 96%) identified strategies from that benefited them. Top learned skills manage physical health 20, 77%) (e.g., monitoring symptoms), emotional well-being 21, 81%) reducing stress by reframing thoughts), as well social 24, 92%) communicating team). Barriers illness severity constraints. The unique needs are be integrated include support related fear death, uncertainty, palliative care planning. Suggested modifications involved accessibility including more information end-of-life planning, comfort care, resources). Significance results reported several using Coping-Together, minimal adaptations needed. Creating plans helped them implement strategies. Specific areas improvement addressed need improved content cancer. Findings demonstrate how acceptable those living caregivers, offering much needed enhance day-to-day quality life.

Language: Английский

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Strategies to improve participation in exercise programmes during chemotherapy: a modified nominal group technique

Journal of Cancer Survivorship, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: March 7, 2025

Exercise can help people manage many of the side effects chemotherapy treatment. Clear guidelines exist outlining benefits exercise during and recommended dosage; however, achieving these remains problematic. The purpose this study is to reach an agreement on suitable strategies improve recruitment, adherence, retention rates programmes with involvement key stakeholders. This used a modified nominal group technique (NGT). Participants included individuals lived experience healthcare professionals working in oncology. Three workshops were carried out, two in-person one online. addressed first four stages NGT, introduction, idea generation, round-robin recording, discussion. Voting ranking ideas occurred online workshop. Nineteen took part study, including 12 seven professionals. highest-ranked strategy recruitment was inform about at time receiving their treatment plan, 53% preference votes. also agreed that direct instruction from oncologist would have greatest impact successful programme, 47% To enhance programme delivered facility received 46% Finally, 43% participants provision pedometer support retention, 86% wanted receive weekly phone calls/check-ins. provides overcome barriers chemotherapy, will optimise participant engagement for future interventions. stakeholders contribute towards ensuring interventions are pragmatic patient-centred.

Language: Английский

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A remotely delivered exercise-based rehabilitation program for patients with persistent chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (EX-CIPN): Protocol for a phase I feasibility trial

PLoS ONE, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 20(4), P. e0322371 - e0322371

Published: April 29, 2025

Background Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neurotoxicity (CIPN) is a prevalent adverse effect of chemotherapy agents that estimated to be present in 2/3 patients who receive neurotoxic chemotherapy. In 30–40% these patients, CIPN signs and symptoms can persist for months or years post-treatment. Recent studies have supported exercise as feasible possibly effective intervention CIPN; however, more rigorous are needed confirm feasibility, estimate efficacy, clarify risk. response, we developed an innovative virtual exercise-based rehabilitation program (EX-CIPN) cancer survivors with persistent CIPN. Methods This study phase I conducted at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre CIPN, focus on acceptability, safety. A total 40 aged 18 older, least 6 after completion will recruited EX-CIPN program. The 10-week home-based includes individualized mobile application (Physitrack), wearable technology (FitBit), weekly check-ins oncology specialist. primary outcome feasibility assessed by examining accrual, retention, adherence rates. Acceptability through qualitative interviews. Safety events monitored reported based CTCAE v5. Secondary outcomes collected using questionnaires physiological assessments baseline (T1), (T2), 3-months (T3). Conclusion determine safety inform planning future Phase II RCT intervention.

Language: Английский

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Resistance exercise combined with protein supplementation for skeletal muscle mass in people with pancreatic cancer undergoing neoadjuvant chemotherapy: Study protocol for the REBUILD trial

PLoS ONE, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 20(5), P. e0322192 - e0322192

Published: May 2, 2025

Background Pancreatic cancer patients’ prognosis may be limited by two conditions, cachexia and sarcopenia. Resistance exercise protein supplementation are safe non-pharmacological strategies that increase or preserve skeletal muscle mass within this population. Therefore, the primary aim of study is to examine feasibility a home-based virtually supervised resistance intervention, with without in pancreatic patients initiating neoadjuvant chemotherapy. This intervention also maintain improve plasma biomarkers associated tissue wasting, physical function psychological measures. Methods We recruit 45 locally advanced Patients will randomized receive either Exercise (RE) (n = 15), Protein Supplementation (RE + PS) Attention Control (AC) 15). RE PS 16-weeks exercise. The AC 16-week stretching program. Primary secondary outcomes measured at baseline after 16 weeks during visits. Discussion REBUILD trial first controlled combines daily chemotherapy patients. Our novel seeks mitigate barriers participation vulnerable Furthermore, results address important research gaps cancer-related cachexia, condition closely connected poor mortality.

Language: Английский

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The Effect of a Home-Based Tele-Exercise Training Program on the Quality of Life and Physical Performance in Breast Cancer Survivors

Sports, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 11(5), P. 102 - 102

Published: May 10, 2023

The number of breast cancer (BCa) survivors has been steadily increasing due to advances in anti-cancer treatments, though these individuals suffer from various cancer- and treatment-related long-term side effects. present study aimed at investigating the effects a home-based tele-exercise training intervention on physical- mental health-associated parameters BCa survivors. A total 13 female (age: 58.31 ± 3.13 years, BMI: 25.68 0.62 kg/m2, waist circumference: 96.54 1.84 cm) participated two-month group program twice per week which included aerobic, resistance flexibility exercises. results revealed that improved participants' body mass index (BMI) (p < 0.001), circumference cardiorespiratory fitness (6 min walk test) 0.001) muscle function (sit stand 0.01), sit ups push-ups 0.001)). Beneficial were also observed perceived anxiety (Zung Self-Rating Anxiety Scale) post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms (PCL-C) self-reported fatigue quality life (QoL) 0.05) physical 0.05), cognitive 0.01) emotional functioning (EORTQ-QLQ-C30). Our findings suggest common adverse performance, health overall QoL can be ameliorated through programs

Language: Английский

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“It gave me a sense of achievement and a sense of purpose”—a qualitative study of patient experiences of a virtually supervised exercise program for adults with advanced cancer and cachexia

Supportive Care in Cancer, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 32(5)

Published: May 1, 2024

Language: Английский

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Home-based exercise improves quality of life in breast and prostate cancer survivors: A meta-analysis

PLoS ONE, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 18(4), P. e0284427 - e0284427

Published: April 20, 2023

Background Breast (BCa) and prostate (PCa) cancer are two of the most common but survivable cancers. One important component survivorship that is impacted by treatment long term diminished quality life (QoL). Supervised exercise improves QoL subsequent outcomes not accessible for all survivors. Additionally, many factors influence including physical activity (PA), cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF), function, fatigue. However, COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted need to increase access beyond supervised facilities. Home-based may provide a feasible alternative survivors especially those living in rural communities. Objectives The primary aim investigate effects home-based training (Pre-training vs. Post-training) on BCa/PCa. A secondary PA, CRF, fatigue potential moderators (age, cancer-type, intervention duration type). trials (randomized crossover or quasi-experimental design) with adults (aged 18 years over) breast (not currently undergoing chemotherapy radiation treatment) were eligible inclusion. Data sources Electronic databases searched (inception-December 2022) studies which included adult BCa PCa chemotherapy/radiation), at least measured QoL, unsupervised, training. Appraisal synthesis methods Initially, 819 identified, from 17 (20 effects) involving 692 participants extracted. Effect sizes calculated as standardized mean differences (SMD). pooled using 3-level model restricted maximum likelihood estimation. Pooled SMD was used assess magnitude effect, where <0.2, 0.2, 0.5, 0.8 defined trivial, small, moderate, large respectively. Results resulted small improvements (SMD = 0.30, 95% CI 0.01, 0.60, p 0.042), PA 0.49, 0.26, 0.75, p<0.001) CRF 0.45, -0.01, 0.91, 0.056). Physical function 0.00, -0.21, 0.21, 1.000) -0.61, 95%CI -1.53, 0.32, 0.198) did change. Conclusions results BCa/PCa survivors, independent type, age. also enhancing survivorship. Therefore, an efficacious option improve who live communities lack

Language: Английский

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