A randomized controlled trial of postthoracotomy pulmonary rehabilitation in patients with resectable lung cancer

Journal of Thoracic Oncology

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 214-221

  Stigt, Jos A ^a   Uil, Steven M ^a   Van Riesen, Susanne J H ^b   Simons, Frans J N A ^b   Denekamp, Monique ^c   Shahin, Ghada M ^a   Groen, Harry J M ^d  

^a ISALA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b Department of Physiotherapy ^*  (Netherlands)

^c Medical Social Work   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Exercise training; Lung cancer; Quality of life; Rehabilitation; Thoracotomy

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

6 MINUTE WALKING DISTANCE TEST; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER PAIN; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; LUNG LOBECTOMY; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; LUNG RESECTION; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PULMONARY REHABILITATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOCIAL WORK; THORACOTOMY; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VIDEO ASSISTED THORACOSCOPIC SURGERY; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WALKING; WEDGE RESECTION;

EID: 84873844606     PISSN: 15560864     EISSN: 15561380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JTO.0b013e318279d52a     Document Type: Article

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