Current perspectives and emerging issues on cancer rehabilitation

MD Stubblefield, G Hubbard, A Cheville, U Koch… - Cancer, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Cancer rehabilitation is a rapidly emerging and evolving medical field in both Europe and
the United States, in large part because of increases in the number of cancer survivors …

[HTML][HTML] A home-based exercise program to improve function, fatigue, and sleep quality in patients with Stage IV lung and colorectal cancer: a randomized controlled …

AL Cheville, J Kollasch, J Vandenberg, T Shen… - Journal of pain and …, 2013 - Elsevier
CONTEXT: Exercise benefits patients with cancer, but studies of home-based approaches,
particularly among those with Stage IV disease, remain small and exploratory …

The future of cancer rehabilitation: emerging subspecialty

GL Gamble, LH Gerber, GR Spill… - American journal of …, 2011 - journals.lww.com
In this article, the subject of the future for the field of cancer rehabilitation is embarked upon.
Future practice innovation models must involve the appropriate and comprehensive …

Does the use of a tourniquet influence outcomes in total knee arthroplasty: a randomized controlled trial

SG Zak, D Yeroushalmi, WJ Long, M Meftah… - The Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Intraoperative tourniquet use in total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is a common
practice which may improve visualization of the surgical field and reduce blood loss …

Improvements in visual ability with first-eye, second-eye, and bilateral cataract surgery measured with the visual symptoms and quality of life questionnaire

VK Gothwal, TA Wright, EL Lamoureux… - Journal of Cataract & …, 2011 - Elsevier
Purpose To determine whether the Visual Symptoms and Quality of Life Questionnaire
(VSQ), which was developed to be sensitive to second-eye cataract surgery, has satisfactory …

Outcome measures and patient-reported metrics in cancer rehabilitation

MM Vargo - Current Oncology Reports, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review The current panorama of measurement tools for use in cancer
rehabilitation is reviewed. For rehabilitation purposes, evaluating function is of the highest …

[HTML][HTML] Development of a computer-adaptive version of the forgotten joint score

JM Giesinger, MS Kuster, B Holzner… - The Journal of arthroplasty, 2013 - Elsevier
Patient-reported outcomes (PROs) are an important endpoint in orthopedics providing
comprehensive information about patients' perspectives on treatment outcome. Computer …

[HTML][HTML] Activity measure for post-acute care “6-clicks” basic mobility scores predict discharge destination after acute care hospitalization in select patient groups: a …

J Herbold, D Rajaraman, S Taylor, K Agayby… - … Research and Clinical …, 2022 - Elsevier
Objectives To establish cutoff scores for the Activity Measure for Post-Acute Care “6-Clicks”
standardized Basic Mobility scores (sBMSs) for predicting discharge destination after acute …

Assessment of Cancer-Associated Cachexia—How to Approach Physical Function Evaluation

J Fram, C Vail, I Roy - Current oncology reports, 2022 - Springer
Purpose of review Cachexia is a devastating syndrome that impacts a majority of cancer
patients. Early assessment of cachexia is critical to implementing cachexia treatments. Our …

[HTML][HTML] The live long walk strong rehabilitation program study: Design and methods

R Harris, JS Brach, J Moye, E Ogawa, R Ward… - … Research and Clinical …, 2022 - Elsevier
Objective To identify attributes targeted by rehabilitative treatment within which
improvements lead to short-and long-term changes in mobility. Maintaining independence in …