Exercise Intervention Research for Patients With Cancer on Treatment
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.
The views of these authors are their own and do not purport to reflect the position of the Army Medical Department, Department of the Army, or the Department of Defense.
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