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KMID : 0123520120190010005
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Journal of muscle and joint health
2012 Volume.19 No. 1 p.5 ~ p.15
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The Effect of a 12-week Combined-Exercise Program on Physical Fitness and Fatigue for Cancer Survivors
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Kim Mi-Sook
Ryu Ki-Hyung
Lee Eun-Nam
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Abstract
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Purpose: The purpose of this study was to analyze the effects of a combined exercise program on the level of physical fitness and fatigue for cancer survivors.
Methods: The subjects were all of 61 persons consisted of prostate cancer(n=22), breast cancer (n=20), and stomach cancer(n=19) survivors. The exercise program was composed of a wall exercise, a chair exercise, a towel exercise and a bottle exercise which lasted 50-60 minutes each, two times a week for 12 weeks. The outcome measures were the fat mass, the muscle mass, the grip strength, the sit and reach, the 6 minutes walk, & fatigue.
Results: At the completion of the 12- week combined exercise program, there were statistically significant differences in the grip strength, the sit & reach, the 6 minutes walk, & fatigue for the prostate, breast, and stomach cancer survivors. But no significant differences were found in the muscle mass between the pretest and posttest.
Conclusion: As the 12-week combined exercise program was proved to be an effective intervention for improving muscle strength, flexibility, cardiopulmonary fitness & fatigue, it is thought that the program can be utilized as a rehabilitation program for cancer survivors.
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KEYWORD
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Neoplasm, Physical fitness, Fatigue, Exercise
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