Journals / Türkiye Fiziksel Tıp ve Rehabilitasyon Dergisi / 2009 / Cilt: 55 - Sayı: 1

Rehabilitation needs of patients with cancer

Kanser hastalarının rehabilitasyon gereksinimi

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25–29
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2022-11-05
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A strong administrative commitment and a strong communication with both medical and surgical oncology departments are needed.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Objective: To identify the rehabilitation needs and functional status of patients with various cancer diagnosis and to identify the lack of rehabilitation referralls.Materials and Methods: Three hundred patients at a state oncology hospital in Ankara, Turkey were included in this study.
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Key Findings & Data:All patients (155 female, 145 male, mean age: 49.8±16.8, mean disease duration: 445.97±228.2 day) were evaluated for the presence of various rehabilitation needs such as fatigue, deconditioning, problems of activities of daily living, ambulation and transfer difficulties, pain, lymphedema, sexual dysfunction, bladder-bowel dysfunction andcognitive problems.
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Conclusion & Impact:A strong administrative commitment and a strong communication with both medical and surgical oncology departments are needed.
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Objective: To identify the rehabilitation needs and functional status of patients with various cancer diagnosis and to identify the lack of rehabilitation referralls.Materials and Methods: Three hundred patients at a state oncology hospital in Ankara, Turkey were included in this study. All patients (155 female, 145 male, mean age: 49.8±16.8, mean disease duration: 445.97±228.2 day) were evaluated for the presence of various rehabilitation needs such as fatigue, deconditioning, problems of activities of daily living, ambulation and transfer difficulties, pain, lymphedema, sexual dysfunction, bladder-bowel dysfunction andcognitive problems. Functional assessments were performed using Barthel Index (BI) and Karnofsky Performance Status Scale (KPSS). Results: 81.7% (245/300) of the patients had various rehabilitation needs. The most frequent symptoms were fatigue, deconditioning, problems of daily living activities and pain. KPSS showed that 225 (75%) patients were able to carry on normal activities; no special care were needed, whereas 72 (24%) patients were unable to work; able to live at home and various amounts of assistance were needed for personal cares. Three (1%) patients were unable to care for self and required hospital care; disease were possibly progressing rapidly. BI assessments showed that 57% of the patients were independent in daily activities, 39.4% were mildly to moderately dependent and 3.6% were severely dependent or bed-bound. Only two patients were referred for rehabilitation consultation. Conclusion: Patients with cancer have many unmet rehabilitation needs. Awareness of these needs should be increased and rehabilitation interventions be integrated to the comprehensive care of these patients. A strong administrative commitment and a strong communication with both medical and surgical oncology departments are needed.

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Amaç: Farklı kanser tanıları ile izlenen hastaların rehabilitasyon gereksinimlerinin ve fonksiyonel durumlarının ortaya konulması ve bu gereksinimlerin karşılanıp karşılanmadığının belirlenmesidir.Gereç ve Yöntem: Çalışmada onkoloji hastanesinde farklı kanser tanıları ile takip edilen 300 hasta değerlendirildi. Tüm hastalar (155 kadın, 145 erkek, ortalama yaş 49,8±16,8 yıl, ortalama hastalık süresi 445,97±228,2 gün) yorgunluk, dekondüsyon, günlük yaşam aktivite (GYA) sorunları, ambulasyon sorunları, transfer sorunları, ağrı, lenfödem, seksüel disfonksiyon, mesane-barsak disfonksiyonu, kognitif sorunlar gibi çeşitli rehabilitasyon gereksinimleri yönünden değerlendirildi. Fonksiyonel değerlendirmeler Karnofsky Performans Ölçeği ve Barthel İndeksi ile yapıldı.Bulgular: Hastaların %81,7’sinin (n=245) rehabilitasyon gereksinimi olduğu saptandı. Yorgunluk, dekondüsyon, GYA sorunları, ambulasyon sorunları ve ağrı ilk sıralarda yer alan rehabilitasyon yaklaşımı gerektiren sorunlardı. Karnosfky Performans Ölçeğine göre 225 (%75) hasta normal aktivitelerini devam ettirirken, 72’sinin (%24) çalışamaz durumda olduğu, 3’ünün (%1) hastanede bakıma ihtiyaç duyduğu saptandı. GYA'da hastaların 171’inin (%57) bağımsız olduğu, 56’sının (%18,7) hafif derecede bağımlı olduğu, 62’sinin (%20,7) orta derecede bağımlı olduğu, 10’unun (%3,3) ileri derecede bağımlı olduğu, 1 (%0,3) hastanın ise tam bağımlı olduğu saptandı. Yalnızca iki hastanın fizik tedavi ve rehabilitasyon bölümüne konsulte edildiği belirlendi.Sonuç: Kanser hastalarında fonksiyonel yetersizlik oluşturan pekçok neden olduğu ve hastaların büyük bir bölümünün rehabilitasyon gereksinimlerinin karşılanamadığı görülmektedir. Ülkemizde kapsamlı kanser rehabilitasyonu programlarının oluşturulması bu konuda onkoloji ve rehabilitasyon kliniklerinin işbirliğinin sağlanması gerektiğini düşünmekteyiz.

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ARAS, M., DELİALİOĞLU, Ü. S., ATALAY, N., TAFLAN-SELÇUK, S. (2022). Rehabilitation needs of patients with cancer. Türkiye Fiziksel Tıp ve Rehabilitasyon Dergisi, Cilt: 55 - Sayı: 1, 25–29. https://ajindex.com/articles/629087

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