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KMID : 1004620120180030368
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Clinical Nursing Research
2012 Volume.18 No. 3 p.368 ~ p.380
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The Effect of a Video Exercise Program on Cancer-related Fatigue, Physical Function and Emotional Status in Patients with Cancer during Chemotherapy
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Cho Mee-Young
Park Ji-Young
Lee Chung-Eun
Song Su-Kyung
Lee Sun-Hi
Byun Eun-Sung
Kim Ji-Youn
Park Ok-Sun
Kim Soon-Ho
Kang Young-Lynn
Han Soo-Young
Lee Hyang-Kyu
Choi Hye-Jin
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Abstract
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Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of a home-based video exercise program on cancer-related fatigue, physiological and psychological status in patients with colon and rectal cancers
undergoing chemotherapy.
Methods: The study design was a non-equivalent control group non-synchronized design. Data were collected from patients with colo-rectal cancers in Yonsei cancer center from July 5th to October 31st in 2011. There were 40 participants; 20 in the experimental group and 20 in the control group. The structured questionnaire was used to measure fatigue, physical function and emotional status. Data were analyzed using SPSS 18.0 and a chi-squre test, Fisher’s exact test, Mann-Whitney U test and Wilcoxon signed- rank test were conducted to examine the homogeneity and the research hypotheses.
Results: There was a statistically significant difference in White Blood Cell count in the experimental group compared with that of the control group. The exercise group showed a slight decrease of White Blood Cell count compared with that of the control group after 4 week program (z=-2.935, p=.003). However, there were no significant differences in fatigue, physiological and psychological status between the two groups.
Conclusion: In this study, the developed video exercise program was effective in markedly slightly decreasing
White Blood Cell count in patients with colo-rectal cancers undergoing chemotherapy. Therefore, utilizing
the video exercise program can be an useful method to promote health among patients with cancer in clinical
practice.
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KEYWORD
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Fatigue, Physical fitness, Emotions, Video exercise program
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