Cancer Rehabilitation Publications (2008-2018) With a Focus on Physical Function: A Scoping Review.

CONCLUSIONS: This review elucidated significant inconsistencies in the literature regarding language used to define physical function, measurement tools used to characterize function, and the use of those tools across the cancer treatment and survivorship trajectory. The findings suggested that physical function in cancer research is predominantly measured using general health-related quality-of-life tools rather than more precise functional assessment tools. Interdisciplinary and clinician-researcher collaborative efforts should be directed toward a unified definition and assessment of physical function.
PMID: 32043151 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Physical Therapy - February 9, 2020 Category: Physiotherapy Authors: Harrington SE, Stout NL, Hile E, Fisher MI, Eden M, Marchese V, Pfalzer LA Tags: Phys Ther Source Type: research