Development of the exercise program for the prostate cancer patient in hormone therapy

2011 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 21792200
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Research Field: Clinical nursing
• Research Institution: Akita University
• Principal Investigator: TAKAGAI Junko 秋田大学, 大学院・医学系研究科, 助教 (70436187)
• Project Period (FY): 2009 – 2011
• Keywords: 前立腺がん / ホルモン療法 / 倦怠感 / 運動療法

Research Abstract

QOL of patients with prostate cancer receiving hormone therapy, in the SF-8, the values were low of social functioning and role emotional. Physical changes, to the body fat ratio was markedly increased in three to six months from the start of hormone therapy, and then was maintained. It was suggested that it was important that the exercise program continued aiming to increase muscle of the leg and abdomen according to the physical ability of the patient at the same time as the start of treatment, because it was the tendency of the decline of the lower limbs muscular strength, obesity and bone density low value