PURPOSE/ OBJECTIVES: To explore perceived exercise benefits and barriers in adults with acute leukemia who recently completed an inpatient exercise intervention during induction therapy. . RESEARCH APPROACH: Descriptive, exploratory design using semistructured interviews. . SETTING: Inpatient hematology/oncology unit at North Carolina Cancer Hospital in Chapel Hill. . PARTICIPANTS: 6 adults with acute leukemia aged 35-67 years. . METHODOLOGIC APPROACH: Content analyses of semistructured interviews that were conducted with each participant prior to hospital discharge. . FINDINGS: Most participants were not meeting the recommended physical activity levels of 150 minutes of moderate-intensity exercise per week before their diagnosis. Patients were highly pleased with the exercise intervention and the overall program. Common barriers to exercise were anxiety and aches and pains. . INTERPRETATION: Overall, participants experienced physical and psychological benefits with the exercise intervention with no adverse events from exercising regularly during induction chemotherapy. Referrals for cancer rehabilitation management will lead to prolonged recovery benefits. . IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING: Findings inform the nurses' role in encouraging and supporting adults with acute leukemia to exercise and be physically active during their hospitalization. Nurses should also be responsible for assisting patients with physical function activities to increase mobility and enhance overall health-related quality of life.
PURPOSE/ OBJECTIVES: To explore perceived exercise benefits and barriers in adults with acute leukemia who recently completed an inpatient exercise intervention during induction therapy. . RESEARCH APPROACH: Descriptive, exploratory design using semistructured interviews. . SETTING: Inpatient hematology/oncology unit at North Carolina Cancer Hospital in Chapel Hill. . PARTICIPANTS: 6 adults with acute leukemia aged 35-67 years. . METHODOLOGIC APPROACH: Content analyses of semistructured interviews that were conducted with each participant prior to hospital discharge. . FINDINGS: Most participants were not meeting the recommended physical activity levels of 150 minutes of moderate-intensity exercise per week before their diagnosis. Patients were highly pleased with the exercise intervention and the overall program. Common barriers to exercise were anxiety and aches and pains. . INTERPRETATION: Overall, participants experienced physical and psychological benefits with the exercise intervention with no adverse events from exercising regularly during induction chemotherapy. Referrals for cancer rehabilitation management will lead to prolonged recovery benefits. . IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING: Findings inform the nurses' role in encouraging and supporting adults with acute leukemia to exercise and be physically active during their hospitalization. Nurses should also be responsible for assisting patients with physical function activities to increase mobility and enhance overall health-related quality of life.
Entities:
Keywords:
acute care; acute leukemia; physical activity; qualitative nursing research
Authors: Paul A Harris; Robert Taylor; Robert Thielke; Jonathon Payne; Nathaniel Gonzalez; Jose G Conde Journal: J Biomed Inform Date: 2008-09-30 Impact factor: 6.317
Authors: Nils Bergenthal; Andrea Will; Fiona Streckmann; Klaus-Dieter Wolkewitz; Ina Monsef; Andreas Engert; Thomas Elter; Nicole Skoetz Journal: Cochrane Database Syst Rev Date: 2014-11-11
Authors: Antonia V Bennett; Bryce B Reeve; Ethan M Basch; Sandra A Mitchell; Mathew Meeneghan; Claudio L Battaglini; Abbie E Smith-Ryan; Brett Phillips; Thomas C Shea; William A Wood Journal: Qual Life Res Date: 2015-11-17 Impact factor: 4.147
Authors: Mary Jarden; Tom Møller; Lars Kjeldsen; Henrik Birgens; Jesper Frank Christensen; Karl Bang Christensen; Finn Diderichsen; Carsten Hendriksen; Lis Adamsen Journal: BMC Cancer Date: 2013-10-02 Impact factor: 4.430
Authors: Yan Jie; Ying Wang; Jingyi Chen; Chunfeng Wang; Yingchun Lin; Rong Hu; Yong Wu Journal: Health Qual Life Outcomes Date: 2020-06-23 Impact factor: 3.186
Authors: Sven Jacobus Gertruda Geelen; Hanneke Corine van Dijk-Huisman; Marike van der Schaaf; Antoine François Lenssen; Robert Adriaan de Bie; Cindy Veenhof; Raoul Engelbert Journal: Syst Rev Date: 2021-11-04