Nutrition counseling combined with head and neck rehabilitation exercises can enhance outcomes among nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients in southern China: a prospective study in an epidemic area.
Ann Palliat Med
; 9(3): 1152-1163, 2020 May.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
More than two thirds of new of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) cases occurring in the east and southeast parts of Asia. As a consequence, the development of intervention programs that can educate and assist patients of NPC in adopting and maintaining long-term behavioral changes to prevent further progression of the disease and improve quality of life represents a continuing need.METHODS:
Patients diagnosed with NPC (n=141) completed chronic disease self-management questionnaires (CDSMP) before, immediately after, and 3, 6, and 12 months after receiving primary cancer treatment. An independent-samples T test was used to compare mean changes in chronic disease self-management (CDSM) items between the intervention group and control group.RESULTS:
There was no difference between the two groups at baseline. Patients who received an intervention demonstrated a significant improvement in fatigue and shortness of breath after treatment. They also demonstrated significant improvements in weekly minutes of aerobic exercise and stretching/strengthening exercise. These advantages lessened slightly with elapsed time.CONCLUSIONS:
For NPC patients, nutrition counseling combined with head and neck rehabilitation exercises can greatly reduce fatigue and shortness of breath and greatly increase the use of stretching/strengthening and aerobic exercise 3 months after intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT).Palabras clave
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Neoplasias Nasofaríngeas
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Epidemias
Tipo de estudio:
Observational_studies
Aspecto:
Patient_preference
Límite:
Humans
País/Región como asunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Ann Palliat Med
Año:
2020
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Article