@misc{10481/94591,
year = {2024},
month = {8},
url = {https://hdl.handle.net/10481/94591},
abstract = {Background. Lung resection represents the main curative treatment modality for lung
cancer. These patients present with physical deterioration that has been studied previously using
objective variables; however, no previous studies have evaluated the self-perceived physical fitness
of these patients. For these reasons, to increase the current knowledge on lung cancer patients’
impairment, the aim of this study was to characterize the self-perceived physical deconditioning of
lung cancer patients undergoing lung resection in the short and medium term after surgery. Methods.
A longitudinal, observational, prospective cohort study was performed in the Thoracic Surgery
Service of the Hospital Virgen de las Nieves (Granada). Symptoms (pain, fatigue, cough and dyspnea)
and physical fitness (upper and lower limbs) were assessed before surgery, at discharge and at
one month after discharge. Results. Among the total of 88 patients that we included in our study,
significant differences were found at discharge in symptoms (p < 0.05) and physical fitness (p < 0.05).
One month after surgery, higher levels of pain (p = 0,002) and dyspnea (p = 0.007) were observed, as
well as poorer results in the upper (p = 0.023) and lower limbs’ physical fitness, with regard to the
initial values. Conclusions. Patients undergoing lung resection present an increase in symptoms and
physical fitness deterioration at discharge, which is maintained one month after surgery},
organization = {Spanish Ministry of Education, grant number FPU:
21/00451},
publisher = {MDPI},
keywords = {Lung cancer},
keywords = {Pulmonary surgical procedures},
keywords = {Pain},
title = {Physical Deconditioning in Lung Cancer Patients Who Underwent Lung Resection Surgery in Spain: A Prospective Observational Study},
doi = {10.3390/cancers16162790},
author = {Heredia Ciuró, Alejandro and Quero Valenzuela, Florencio and Martín-Núñez, Javier and Calvache Mateo, Andrés and Valenza Peña, Geraldine and López López, Laura and Valenza, Marie Carmen},
}