The exercise therapy in patients with malignant tumor undergoing chemotherapy

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 23700601
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Rehabilitation science/Welfare engineering
• Research Institution: Kobe University
• Principal Investigator: ONO Rei 神戸大学, 保健学研究科, 准教授 (50346243)
• Project Period (FY): 2011-04-28 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: 身体活動量 / 化学療法

Outline of Final Research Achievements

We investigated firstly whether 24 cancer patients (13 males, 11 females; median age 63.5 (28-84) y.o.) underwent outpatient chemotherapy had exercise habits and how they obtained the information on exercise. Secondly, we investigated the status of their daily physical activity and examined the related factors to the daily physical activity. As a result, eight patients (34%) had exercise habits. Two third obtained no information on exercise at all. One third obtained it from medical specialists. The information on exercise for cancer patients from the media, publications and website was not used. Higher exercise self-efficacy and benefits from exercise were related to higher daily physical activity.

Free Research Field

運動疫学