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Review
. 2007 Nov;23(4):264-74.
doi: 10.1016/j.soncn.2007.08.004.

Exercise intervention research for patients with cancer on treatment

Stacey Young-McCaughan  1 , Sonya M Arzola
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Review

Exercise intervention research for patients with cancer on treatment

Stacey Young-McCaughan et al. Semin Oncol Nurs. 2007 Nov.

Abstract

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.

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