Julia T Daun, Lauren C Capozzi, Tana Dhruva, Gloria Roldan Urgoiti, Meghan H McDonough, Emma McLaughlin, Mannat Bansal, Allan Brett, Jacob C Easaw, Margaret L McNeely, George J Francis, Tanya Williamson, Jessica Danyluk, Paula A Ospina, Christine Lesiuk, Paula de Robles, Catriona Leckie, S Nicole Culos-Reed
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Abstract
Background: To address the lack of access to supportive cancer care resources, the purpose of this study was to examine the feasibility of a tailored exercise program for neuro-oncology patients.
Methods: Patients with a primary brain tumor diagnosis, >18 years, and able to consent in English were recruited at 2 tertiary cancer centers in Alberta. Recruitment occurred via the electronic medical record as well as self-referral. A 12-week, tailored exercise intervention with health coaching was delivered in both one-on-one and group-based formats, either in-person or online. Measures of feasibility included tracking referral, enrollment, intervention completion and adherence, measurement completion, fidelity, participant satisfaction, and safety. Participant-reported outcomes and functional fitness were assessed at baseline and 12 weeks. Objective physical activity was tracked via a Garmin activity tracker.
Results: Recruitment occurred between April 2021-December 2022. N = 70 patients enrolled in the study and n = 51 completed the intervention. The referral rate was 31%, the enrollment rate was 66%, and intervention completion and adherence rates were 82.3% and 89.7%. At baseline and 12 weeks, measurement completion rates were 100% and 77.4% for patient-reported outcomes, and 98.4% and 75.8% for functional fitness. The average wear-time for the activity tracker was 72.8%. Fidelity of intervention delivery was 100% for exercise sessions and 87.8% for health coaching. Overall participant satisfaction was 86.5%. No major and 4 minor adverse events occurred.
Conclusions: Delivery of a tailored neuro-oncology exercise program with referral included via the electronic medical record is feasible. Future work is needed to optimize tailored programming as well as to address factors critical for implementation into standard cancer care.
期刊介绍:
Neuro-Oncology Practice focuses on the clinical aspects of the subspecialty for practicing clinicians and healthcare specialists from a variety of disciplines including physicians, nurses, physical/occupational therapists, neuropsychologists, and palliative care specialists, who have focused their careers on clinical patient care and who want to apply the latest treatment advances to their practice. These include: Applying new trial results to improve standards of patient care Translating scientific advances such as tumor molecular profiling and advanced imaging into clinical treatment decision making and personalized brain tumor therapies Raising awareness of basic, translational and clinical research in areas of symptom management, survivorship, neurocognitive function, end of life issues and caregiving