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Synergy Between Licensed Rehabilitation Professionals and Clinical Exercise Physiologists: Optimizing Patient Care
Adriana M Coletta1, Anna Campbell2, G Stephen Morris3
1University of Utah, Department of Health, Kinesiology and Recreation, Salt Lake City, UT; Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah, Cancer Control and Population Sciences Program, Salt Lake City, UT.
Objectives:
To differentiate between rehabilitation and exercise training and propose how rehabilitation professionals and exercise physiologists can collaborate to optimize cancer survivor care.
Data Source:
Professional organizations and peer-reviewed manuscripts.
Conclusion:
Both professions offer complementary skillsets that, when integrated, optimize the ability of the cancer care team to implement more effective survivorship care plans. Future models of care must incorporate efficient communications between the cancer rehabilitation program and oncology team, include various reimbursement/payment/funding options, and continuously assess program efficacy.
Implications For Nursing Practice:
Nurses must be cognizant of physical needs (ie, functional and conditioning status) and cancer-related comorbidities when referring cancer survivors for exercise reconditioning.
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