Randomised controlled trial on the effectiveness of home-based walking exercise on anxiety, depression and cancer-related symptoms in patients with lung cancer.
Br J Cancer
; 112(3): 438-45, 2015 Feb 03.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Although exercise has been addressed as an adjuvant treatment for anxiety, depression and cancer-related symptoms, limited studies have evaluated the effectiveness of exercise in patients with lung cancer.METHODS:
We recruited 116 patients from a medical centre in northern Taiwan, and randomly assigned them to either a walking-exercise group (n=58) or a usual-care group (n=58). We conducted a 12-week exercise programme that comprised home-based, moderate-intensity walking for 40 min per day, 3 days per week, and weekly exercise counselling. The outcome measures included the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale and the Taiwanese version of the MD Anderson Symptom Inventory.RESULTS:
We analysed the effects of the exercise programme on anxiety, depression and cancer-related symptoms by using a generalised estimating equation method. The exercise group patients exhibited significant improvements in their anxiety levels over time (P=0.009 and 0.006 in the third and sixth months, respectively) and depression (P=0.00006 and 0.004 in the third and sixth months, respectively) than did the usual-care group patients.CONCLUSIONS:
The home-based walking exercise programme is a feasible and effective intervention method for managing anxiety and depression in lung cancer survivors and can be considered as an essential component of lung cancer rehabilitation.
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Base de données:
MEDLINE
Sujet principal:
Anxiété
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Exercice physique
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Marche à pied
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Dépression
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Tumeurs du poumon
Type d'étude:
Clinical_trials
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Diagnostic_studies
Limites:
Adult
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Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Pays/Région comme sujet:
Asia
Langue:
En
Journal:
Br J Cancer
Année:
2015
Type de document:
Article
Pays d'affiliation:
Taïwan