Cancer symptom burden negatively affects health-related quality of life in patients undergoing prehabilitation prior to liver resection: results from a 12-week randomized controlled trial
Authors: Kasvis P, Vigano A, Bui T, Carli F, Kilgour R
Affiliations
1 McGill Nutrition and Performance Laboratory, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada.
2 Supportive and Palliative Care Division, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada.
3 Department of Health, Kinesiology, and Applied Physiology, Concordia University, Montreal, QC, Canada.
4 Department of Anesthesiology, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada.
Description
Cancer symptoms negatively affect health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in patients with cancer awaiting liver resection. Prehabilitation maintained HRQoL after surgery. Future studies should test whether relieving cancer symptoms can improve HRQoL.
Keywords: cancer; hepatectomy; preoperative exercise; quality of life;
Links
PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37690126/
DOI: 10.1139/apnm-2023-0234
