PMID- 26504327
OWN - NLM
STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE
DCOM- 20151027
LR  - 20201001
IS  - 0915-5287 (Print)
IS  - 2187-5626 (Electronic)
IS  - 0915-5287 (Linking)
VI  - 27
IP  - 9
DP  - 2015 Sep
TI  - Relationship between physical activity and function in elderly patients 
      discharged after surgical treatment for gastrointestinal cancer.
PG  - 2931-4
LID - 10.1589/jpts.27.2931 [doi]
AB  - [Purpose] The purpose of the present study was to observe changes in physical 
      activity (PA) from before surgery to after discharge among elderly patients with 
      gastrointestinal cancer and to examine the relationships between PA, function, 
      and physique after discharge in these patients. [Subjects and Methods] The study 
      participants were 18 elderly patients who underwent surgical treatment for 
      gastrointestinal cancer [10 males and 8 females, aged 71.4 +/- 4.2 years (mean +/- 
      SD)]. We evaluated patients' PA, function, and physique before surgery and after 
      discharge. Calorie consumption as calculated using the International Physical 
      Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) short version was measured for PA. Isometric knee 
      extension force (IKEF), the timed up and go test (TUGT), and the 6-minute walk 
      distance (6MWD) were measured for function. The body mass index (BMI) was 
      calculated for physique. [Results] Significant declines in PA and BMI were 
      observed after discharge among the study participants. In addition, a significant 
      correlation between PA and IKEF was observed in the discharge phase. [Conclusion] 
      These results suggest that PA after discharge is significantly less than that 
      before surgery and related to the functioning of the lower extremities in the 
      same period in elderly patients who undergo surgical treatment for 
      gastrointestinal cancer.
FAU - Hara, Tsuyoshi
AU  - Hara T
AD  - Division of Rehabilitation, International University of Health and Welfare, Mita 
      Hospital, Japan.
FAU - Kubo, Akira
AU  - Kubo A
AD  - Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Health Science, International 
      University of Health and Welfare, Japan.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20150930
PL  - Japan
TA  - J Phys Ther Sci
JT  - Journal of physical therapy science
JID - 9105359
PMC - PMC4616128
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - Elderly patients with gastrointestinal cancer
OT  - Function
OT  - Physical activity
EDAT- 2015/10/28 06:00
MHDA- 2015/10/28 06:01
PMCR- 2015/09/01
CRDT- 2015/10/28 06:00
PHST- 2015/05/22 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2015/06/17 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2015/10/28 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2015/10/28 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2015/10/28 06:01 [medline]
PHST- 2015/09/01 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - jpts-2015-426 [pii]
AID - 10.1589/jpts.27.2931 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - J Phys Ther Sci. 2015 Sep;27(9):2931-4. doi: 10.1589/jpts.27.2931. Epub 2015 Sep 
      30.