Investigating balance, gait, and physical function in people who have undergone thoracic surgery for a diagnosis of lung cancer: A mixed-methods study
Tough, D., Dunning, J., Robinson, J., Dixon, J., Ferguson, J., Paul, I and Harrison, S. L. (2021) Investigating balance, gait, and physical function in people who have undergone thoracic surgery for a diagnosis of lung cancer: A mixed-methods study. Chronic Respiratory Disease. ISSN 1479-9723
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Abstract
Objectives: Symptoms associated with lung cancer and thoracic surgery might increase fall risk. We aimed to investigate: 1) balance, gait and functional status in people post-thoracic surgery compared to healthy controls; 2) perceptions of balance, gait and functional status. Methods: Recruitment targeted older adults (≥50 years) who had undergone thoracic surgery for a diagnosis of lung cancer in the previous 3 months, and healthy age-matched controls. Dynamic and static balance, gait velocity, kneeextension strength and physical activity levels were assessed using the BESTest, Kistler force plate, GAITRite system, Biodex System 3 and CHAMPS questionnaire, respectively. Two-part semi-structured interviews were conducted postsurgery. Results: Individuals post-surgery (n = 15) had worse dynamic balance and gait, and lower levels of moderate/vigorous physical activity (MVPA) (all p<0.05) versus healthy controls (n = 15). Strength did not differ between groups (p > 0.05). No associations between BESTest and strength or physical activity existed post-surgery (p > 0.05). Three themes were identified: 1) Symptoms affect daily activities; 2) Functional assessments alter perceptions of balance ability and 3) Open to supervised rehabilitation. Conclusion: Balance, gait and MVPA are impaired post-thoracic surgery, yet balance was not viewed to be important in enabling activities of daily living. However, supervised rehabilitation was considered acceptable.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Additional Information: | © 2021 Sage. This is an author-produced version of a paper accepted for publication in Chronic Respiratory Disease. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
| Depositing User: | Daniel Tough |
| Date Deposited: | 14 Oct 2021 09:15 |
| Last Modified: | 20 Jul 2022 10:39 |
| URI: | https://bgro.repository.guildhe.ac.uk/id/eprint/876 |
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