ICan, Empowering Recovery: Evaluating a Patient-Centred Cancer Rehabilitation Programme across the Cancer Care Continuum.

ABSTRACT:

Background/objectives

The adverse effects of cancer and the long-term sequelae of associated treatments result in reduced quality of life and increased mortality for patients. Supporting patients with cancer to mitigate adverse outcomes is an important aspect of oncology care and the primary purpose of cancer rehabilitation. A retrospective service evaluation was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of the core iCan patient-centred cancer rehabilitation service.

Methods

At the beginning and end of a five-week programme, a series of questionnaires evaluating changes in mental health and wellbeing, and physical activity performance/attitudes, and functional capacity were administered to participants.

Results

Following iCan, we found that functional capacity was impro

SUBMITTER: Loweth TA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11506657 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature