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Prophylactic exercises among head and neck cancer patients during and after swallowing sparing intensity modulated radiation: Adherence and exercise performance levels of a 12-week guided home-based program

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Prophylactic exercises among head and neck cancer patients during and after swallowing sparing intensity modulated radiation: Adherence and exercise performance levels of a 12-week guided home-based program

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The background and purpose of this paper is to investigate adherence, exercise performance levels and associated factors in head and neck cancer (HNC) patients participating in a guided home-based prophylactic exercise program during and after treatment [swallowing sparing intensity modulated radiation therapy (SW-IMRT)]. Fifty patients were included in the study. Adherence was defined as the percentage of patients who kept up exercising; exercise performance level was categorized as low: ≤1, moderate: 1–2, and high: ≥2 time(s) per day, on average. Associations between 6- and 12-week exercise performance levels and age, gender, tumour site and stage, treatment, intervention format (online or booklet), number of coaching sessions, and baseline HNC symptoms (EORTC-QLQ-H&N35) were investigated. Adherence rate at 6 weeks was 70% and decreased to 38% at 12 weeks. In addition, exercise performance levels decreased over time (during 6 weeks: 34% moderate and 26% high; during 12 weeks: 28% moderate and 18% high). The addition of chemotherapy to SW-IMRT [(C)SW-IMRT] significantly deteriorated exercise performance level. Adherence to a guided home-based prophylactic exercise program was high during (C)SW-IMRT, but dropped afterwards. Exercise performance level was negatively affected by chemotherapy in combination with SW-IMRT.

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OrganisatieHogeschool Utrecht
AfdelingKenniscentrum Gezond en Duurzaam Leven
LectoraatLogopedie Participatie door Communicatie
Gepubliceerd inEuropean Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology Vol. 274, Uitgave: 2, Pagina's: 1129-1138
Jaar2017
TypeArtikel
TaalEngels

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