Feasibility of performance-based functional assessment in brain tumour survivors.

Ryan A SpychkaGraeme M PurdyJacob C EasawRichard LittletonAlbert D MurthaAmy DrigaS Nicole Culos-ReedMargaret L McNeely

Published in: European journal of cancer care (2020)

Implementation of objective functional testing is feasible in the neuro-oncology outpatient clinic. The SPPB appears to best inform the functional status of survivors with brain tumours, facilitating more individualised exercise and rehabilitation referrals.

Keyphrases

primary care
young adults
resting state
white matter
healthcare
palliative care
physical activity
high intensity
functional connectivity
cerebral ischemia
resistance training
blood brain barrier