The effect of pulmonary rehabilitation on quality of life and functional capacity after chemotherapy in patients with small cell lung cancer.
Deniz KocamazElif DinlerDilek YamakKardelen HatimoğullarıKezban BayramlarMustafa YıldırımPublished in: Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (2024)
The participants with small cell lung cancer had decreased quality of life due to long-term immobilization, surgery, hospitalization times, side effects of chemotherapy treatment, and other problems. Regular exercise programs can provide an increase in the individual's pulmonary functions. Individual-specific pulmonary rehabilitation programs have important contributions to the quality of life in SCLC on the survival period, and it has shown that this study can guide physiotherapists and physicians working in oncological rehabilitation and pulmonary rehabilitation.