December 9, 2014British Journal of CancerOpen Access

Randomised controlled trial on the effectiveness of home-based walking exercise on anxiety, depression and cancer-related symptoms in patients with lung cancer

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Why the study?

Does a home-based walking exercise programme reduce anxiety, depression, and cancer-related symptoms in patients with lung cancer?

Population

116 patients diagnosed with primary lung cancer, aged ≥18 years, able to speak Mandarin or Taiwanese, and…

Comparison

12-week home-based, moderate-intensity… vs Usual-care group.

Design

RCT, Computer-generated randomisation list featuring four-person blocks…

Follow-up

6 months

Authors

CTC-M TsaiNational Yang Ming Chiao Tung University YWY-C WuNational Yang Ming Chiao Tung University KLK‐C. LinNational Taipei University of Nursing and Health Science

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Implication

Supports home-based walking to alleviate anxiety and depression in lung cancer; extends randomized evidence for exercise interventions in oncology.

Structured PICO

Does a home-based walking exercise programme reduce anxiety, depression, and cancer-related symptoms in patients with lung cancer?

Population

116 patients diagnosed with primary lung cancer, aged ≥18 years, able to speak Mandarin or Taiwanese, and exhibiting no cognitive impairment. Mean age 64.16, 54 men (46.6%), 62 women (53.4%). Recruited from a single medical centre in northern Taiwan.

Intervention

12-week home-based, moderate-intensity walking-exercise programme consisting of 40 min per session, 3 sessions per week, and weekly exercise counselling via telephone.

Comparator

Usual-care group (received a walking-exercise booklet by post on study completion).

Outcome

Anxiety and depression, assessed using the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) at 3 and 6 months.patient reported

A 12-week home-based walking exercise program significantly reduces anxiety and depression in lung cancer survivors.

Limitations

Blinding of both the patients and the researcher was impossible
Total attrition rate was 21.6%
Exercise adherence rate was 59.7%

Cite This Study

Tsai et al. (2014) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7cec85c4b87dca93f6be63 https://doi.org/10.1038/bjc.2014.612

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Implication

Supports home-based walking to alleviate anxiety and depression in lung cancer; extends randomized evidence for exercise interventions in oncology.

Randomised controlled trial on the effectiveness of home-based walking exercise on anxiety, depression and cancer-related symptoms in patients with lung cancer

Discussion

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Implication

Structured PICO

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Randomised controlled trial on the effectiveness of home-based walking exercise on anxiety, depression and cancer-related symptoms in patients with lung cancer

Discussion

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Implication

Structured PICO

Limitations

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