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Kinesitherapy alleviates fatigue in terminal hospice cancer patients--an experimental, controlled study
Supportive Care in Cancer, 08/20/09

Buss T et al. - In a study to examine the influence of kinesitherapy on fatigue and quality of life in terminal hospice cancer pts, it was concluded that on average, after 3 wks of kinesitherapy, a significant decrease of the intensity of fatigue was observed, while in the control group, it increased after 2 wks of observation. The results provide evidence that a planned set of exercises decreases cancer-related fatigue effectively.

Methods

49 pts were included in the study and divided into experimental group A (with kinesitherapy) with 30 subjects and control group B (without kinesitherapy) with 19 subjects.
Pts from group A did the exercises 3 times a wk, for 20–30 min, for the period of 3–4 wks.
The exercises were individually supervised by a physiotherapist, following a carefully worked out pattern.
In both groups, changes in the intensity of fatigue and quality of life were observed using Rotterdam symptom checklist, brief fatigue inventory, and visual analogue fatigue scale.

Results

In group A, intensity of fatigue decreased significantly after 3 wks of kinesitherapy.
In group B, fatigue deteriorated significantly in comparison with the initial measurement.
Intensity of physical symptoms in group A decreased significantly after 2 wks of kinesitherapy, whereas in group B, increased after 2 wks of observation.
Quality of life in group A remained stable throughout the study.
A tendency towards deterioration of the quality of life with time passing in group B was noticeable.

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