بررسي تاثير برنامه ورزشي طراحي شده بر ميزان شدت خستگي بيماران سرطاني تحت اشعه درماني خارجي

The Effect of the Scheduled Exercise Program on the Fatigue of Cancer Patients under External Radiotherapy

Cancer fatigue is the commonest complication during and after cancer treatment , especially radiotherapy . It is possible that exercise , with its physical and emotional effects , might be useful in reducing cancer fatigue . This study was intended to study the effects of the scheduled exercise program on the fatigue of cancer patients under radiotherapy and to compare it with a control group . The experimental group was trained for four weeks ; the first week before the program ; the second and third weeks were the exercise weeks when the subjects were required to have exercises for 20 minutes each day followed by a 10-minute bed rest and deep slow breaths , with their eyes closed . Fatigue was scaled in a summarized scale of 0-10 . The control group did not receive any treatment but their fatigue was measured daily . The results indicated that both groups experienced mild fatigue during the first week before the program with no significant difference between them. After treatment , the control group experienced severe fatigue and the experimental group experienced mild fatigue ; the difference was significant. It was concluded that jogging/aerobic exercises can reduce cancer fatigue.