A pilot phase II RCT of a home-based exercise intervention for survivors of AML

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 881-889

  Alibhai, Shabbir M H ^a,b,c,d   O'Neill, Sara ^a   Fisher Schlombs, Karla ^a   Breunis, Henriette ^a   Timilshina, Narhari ^a   Brandwein, Joseph M ^g   Minden, Mark D ^a,c   Tomlinson, George A ^a,e   Culos Reed, S Nicole ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^b TORONTO REHABILITATION INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^g UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acute myeloid leukemia; Cancer related fatigue; Elderly; Exercise; Quality of life; Randomized controlled trial

Indexed keywords

ACUTE GRANULOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER SURVIVOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FATIGUE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FITNESS; HOME; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PHASE 2 CLINICAL TRIAL; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SURVIVOR; TELEPHONE; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EXERCISE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA, MYELOID, ACUTE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PILOT PROJECTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SURVIVORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84895864467     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: 14337339     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00520-013-2044-8     Document Type: Article

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