Effect of aerobic exercise and progressive relaxation training on cancer-related fatigue in lung cancer patients during chemotherapy / 现代临床护理

ABSTRACT

Objective To explore the effect of aerobic exercise and progressive relaxation training on cancer-related fatigue in lung cancer patients during chemotherapy. Methods Sixty lung cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy were randomly assigned to an experiment group (n=30) and control group (n=30). The patients in the study group received regular nursing plus 6 weeks aerobic exercise intervention and progressive relaxation training, while the patients in the control group only received regular nursing care. The effect of intervention was evaluated by the Piper fatigue scale (PFS). Results Before the intervention, three were no difference in the PFS scores and all dimentions scores between the two group. After the intervention, the total score of the cancer-related fatigue and the score on every dimension of PFS were significantly lower than those of the control group (P<0.01). For the control group, the total score and the score on the dimension had insignificant difference between pre-and post-intervention (P<0.01), except the dimensions of emotion and feeling which showed significant differences between pre- and post-intervention (P < 0.05). Conclusion Aerobic exercise and progressive relaxation training can decrease the cancer-related fatigue and improve the quality of life.