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Exercise intervention research for patients with cancer on treatment
Stacey Young-McCaughan1, Sonya M Arzola
1Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, TX, USA.
Objectives:
To review the literature and summarize the findings of exercise intervention research for patients with cancer undergoing treatment.
Data Sources:
Electronic databases of the Ovid Medline and CINAHL from 1980 to present. Reference lists from retrieved articles were reviewed and relevant articles included.
Conclusion:
Exercise programs have been primarily aerobic. Participants exercised anywhere from 3 to 7 days a week, for 2 to 52 weeks, 10 to 45 minutes per session, at 50% to 85% of heart rate reserve. Exercise has shown to improve almost all aspects of physiologic and psychological functioning.
Implications For Nursing Practice:
Nurses can confidently suggest exercise as part of a patient's therapy and guide the patient to a safe program.
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