ASO Author Reflections: Impact of a Preoperative Home-Based Exercise Program on Quality of Life After Lung Cancer Resection

• Autor(es): Machado, Pedro ; Oliveiros, Bárbara ; Martins, Raul A. ; Cruz, Joana
• Data: 2023
• Identificador Persistente: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.8/8990
• Origem: IC-online
• Assunto(s): Lung cancer; Exercise training; Preoperative; Prehabilitation; Lung ressection; Home-based intervention
• Tipo de Documento: Artigo científico
• Idioma: Inglês
• Contribuidor(es): Repositório IC-Online

Descrição

Surgical resection is the cornerstone of curative treatment for patients with lung cancer. Nevertheless, it often leads to functional limitations and symptoms of pain, fatigue, and dyspnea, which have a detrimental impact on patients’ health-related quality of life (HRQoL).