Effects of a Home-based Exercise Program on Anxiety and Mood Disturbances in Older Adults with Cancer Receiving Chemotherapy.

Kah Poh LohIan R KlecknerPo-Ju LinSupriya G MohileBeverly E CaninMarie A FlanneryChunkit FungRichard F DunneJavier BautistaEva CulakovaAmber S KlecknerLuke J PepponeMichelle JanelsinsColin McHughAlison ConlinJonathan K ChoSameer KasbariBenjamin T EsparazJ Philip KueblerKaren M Mustian

Published in: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (2020)

Among older cancer patients receiving chemotherapy, a 6-week structured exercise program improved anxiety and mood, especially among those participants with worse baseline symptoms. Additional RCTs are needed to confirm these findings and evaluate the appropriate exercise prescription for managing anxiety, mood, and well-being in this patient population. J Am Geriatr Soc 67:1005-1011, 2019.

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