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01-09-2016 | Original Article

Physical activity and health-related quality of life in pediatric cancer patients following a 4-week inpatient rehabilitation program

Authors: Carsten Müller, Konstantin A. Krauth, Joachim Gerß, Dieter Rosenbaum

Published in: Supportive Care in Cancer | Issue 9/2016

Abstract

Purpose

Chronic health conditions and impaired quality of life are commonly experienced in childhood cancer survivors. While rehabilitation clinics support patients in coping with the disease, studies evaluating an inpatient rehabilitation program on promoting physical activity (PA) and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) are missing.

Methods

A 4-week inpatient rehabilitation program was prospectively evaluated. One hundred fifty patients with leukemia or lymphoma (N = 86), brain tumors (N = 38), and sarcomas (N = 26) were enrolled on average 17 months after cessation of acute medical treatment. PA amount and cadence (indicating the intensity of walking activity) using the StepWatch™ 3 Activity Monitor and HRQoL global and physical well-being scores using the KINDL^® questionnaire were assessed before, immediately after, and 6 and 12 months following the program and analyzed using multiple linear mixed models.

Results

Significant effects on PA were only found at 12-month follow-up for amount and cadence variables (all p < 0.05). While leukemia and lymphoma patients revealed the highest PA level throughout the study, rehabilitation effects were more pronounced for cadence variables in brain tumor and sarcoma patients. The rehabilitation program had immediate (t = 4.56, p < 0.001) and sustainable effects on HRQoL global scores (6-month follow-up, t = 4.08, p < 0.001; 12-month follow-up, t = 3.13, p < 0.006).

Conclusions

Immediate and sustainable increases in HRQoL indicate that a 4-week rehabilitation program is beneficial for improving psychosocial well-being, while the significant increase in PA levels could be related to general recovery as well. The lack of a control group hampers the evaluation of the rehabilitation program on promoting PA levels in pediatric cancer patients.

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Title: Physical activity and health-related quality of life in pediatric cancer patients following a 4-week inpatient rehabilitation program
Authors: Carsten Müller
Konstantin A. Krauth
Joachim Gerß
Dieter Rosenbaum
Publication date: 01-09-2016
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: Supportive Care in Cancer / Issue 9/2016
Print ISSN: 0941-4355
Electronic ISSN: 1433-7339
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-016-3198-y

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