The Effect of a Behavior Change Intervention with Feedback on Motor Function and Physical Activity for Patients with Hematological Malignancies Undergoing Chemotherapy: A Historical Controlled Study

Shun Ishii; Ayumi Natsuzako; Takuya Fukushima; Ryo Kozu; Noriaki Miyata; Jiro Nakano

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The Effect of a Behavior Change Intervention with Feedback on Motor Function and Physical Activity for Patients with Hematological Malignancies Undergoing Chemotherapy: A Historical Controlled Study

VernacularTitle:入院中の造血器腫瘍患者に対する運動機能および身体活動量のフィードバックを用いた行動変容アプローチの効果
Author: Shun ISHII ¹ ; Ayumi NATSUZAKO ² ; Takuya FUKUSHIMA ² ; Ryo KOZU ³ ; Noriaki MIYATA ² ; Jiro NAKANO ⁴
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1. Department of Rehabilitation, Michinoo-Miyata Orthopaedic Clinic
2. Department of Rehabilitation, Nagasaki University Hospital
3. Department of Musculoskeletal Oncology and Rehabilitation, National Cancer Center Hospital
4. Department of Physical Therapy Science, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
Keywords: hematological malignancies; chemotherapy; physical activity; behavioral change approach; feedback
From:Palliative Care Research 2021;16(2):123-131
CountryJapan
Language:Japanese
Abstract: Objective: This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of an intervention that applied a behavioral change approach to the usual rehabilitation for patients with hematological malignancies undergoing chemotherapy. Methods: Patients with hematological malignancies undergoing chemotherapy were divided into two groups: patients who underwent conventional rehabilitation (control group, n=12) and a counterpart who received a behavioral change intervention with feedback on motor function and physical activity (feedback group, n=13). We analyzed the changes in motor function and physical activity between the two groups from the start of rehabilitation to discharge. Results: There were a significant difference in walking speed between baseline and discharge. Changes in weekly steps were significantly higher in the feedback group than those in the control group. Conclusion: A behavioral change intervention with feedback on motor function and physical activity may improve voluntary exercise in patients with hematological malignancies undergoing chemotherapy.