Changes in the Quality of Life of Ambulatory Patients with Locally Advanced/Distant Metastatic Cancer Who Underwent Two Weeks of Rehabilitation in a Palliative Care Unit
- VernacularTitle:緩和ケア病棟で2週間のリハビリテーションを受けた歩行可能な局所進行／遠隔転移がん患者のQuality of Lifeの変化
- Author:
Ryo SOEDA
1
;
Takuya YAMAGUCHI
1
;
Yu FURUKAWA
1
Author Information
- Keywords: palliative care unit; rehabilitation; quality of life
- From:Palliative Care Research 2024;19(3):169-174
- CountryJapan
- Language:Japanese
- Abstract: Objective: To clarify changes in the quality of life (QOL) of ambulatory patients with locally advanced/metastatic cancer who underwent rehabilitation in a palliative care unit. Methods: Patients aged 18 years or older who were admitted to the Palliative Care Unit, had a Functional Ambulation Category of 1 (assisted ambulation) or higher, and were assessed at admission and two weeks after admission using the Comprehensive Quality of Life Outcome (CoQoLo) short version, were included in the study. Results: Twenty-one patients completed the 2-week assessment. Ten subjects were male, with a median age of 78 years. The Functional Independence Measure cognitive items significantly declined 2 weeks after admission, but the CoQoLo total score was not significantly different. In addition, the rate of change in the CoQoLo item “Being respected as an individual” was significantly higher in the ≥4 days/week rehabilitation intervention group than in the <4 days/week group. Conclusion: This study has shown that it is possible to maintain the QOL of ambulatory patients with cancer who received rehabilitation in a palliative care unit.
