RT Journal Article
T1 Implementation of a Standard Care Program of Therapeutic Exercise in Metastatic Breast Cancer Patients.
A1 Pajares, Bella
A1 Roldan-Jimenez, Cristina
A1 Alba, Emilio
A1 Cuesta-Vargas, Antonio I
K1 Breast cancer
K1 Community
K1 Exercise therapy
K1 Metastasis breast cancer
K1 Palliative care
K1 Physiotherapy
K1 Rehabilitation
AB There is little information on the feasibility and benefit of therapeutic exercise (TE) in women with metastatic breast cancer (MBC). The aim of this article is to describe the implementation of a TE intervention in MBC patients, and to determine the recruitment, compliance and improvement in outcomes after its completion. The "Therapeutic Exercise program in MBC" (TEP-MBC) consists of 1 h of individualized TE supervised by a physiotherapist in a group format, consisting of four groups of seven to eight participants. TEP-MBC was delivered twice a week, lasting 12 weeks (22 sessions), with patients considered to have completed the program when attending at least 17 sessions (>75% attendance). After referral, patients underwent a clinical interview and a physical and functional assessment. This information was complemented with patient-reported outcomes. Data about referral, compliance and assessment were collected. Only 11 of the 30 patients completed the program. Drop-out was mainly related to personal issues and symptoms arising from the disease or treatment. All patients who completed the program improved cancer-related fatigue and increased their functional parameters. The TEP-MBC was safe and feasible in patients with MBC, although with low compliance. The high variability in baseline measures reflects the heterogeneous level of function.
PB MDPI
YR 2022
FD 2022-09-06
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10668/21103
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10668/21103
LA en
NO Pajares B, Roldán-Jiménez C, Alba E, Cuesta-Vargas AI. Implementation of a Standard Care Program of Therapeutic Exercise in Metastatic Breast Cancer Patients. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Sep 6;19(18):11203
DS RISalud
RD Apr 20, 2025