Muna Aljahany, Rasha Doumi, Ruba Adel Alhuthail, Hind Yahiya Alshangiti, Reem Abdullah Alsugair, Laila Salah Aldokhail, Lujain Hatim Aljohani, Nuwayyir Abdullah Alqasimi, Enar Mohammed Alotaibi, Lujain Mohamed Alaradi, Norah Abdulaziz Alabdullah, Nadeen Saad Alkelabi, Nouran A Aleyeidi, Amel Fayed
Public Health Literacy and Emergency Department Utilization in Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study
Risk management and healthcare policy
although oncology clinical practice guidelines recognize need benefits exercise implementation services cancer care delivery remains limited developed evaluated impact clinically integrated 8week exercise education program careellicsr conducted mixed methods prospective cohort study examine effects program week participants attended 1h exercise class followed 15h education session questionnaires 6min walk tests 6mwt grip strength completed baseline t0 8 weeks t1 20 weeks t2 semistructured interviews conducted subsample participants experience program september 2017 february 2020 277 patients enrolled program 210 consented participate research study mean age participants 55 years participants mostly female 78 whitecaucasian 55 half breast cancer 50 participants experienced statistical clinically meaninful improvements t0 t1 disability 6mwt grip strength physical activity several cancerrelated symptoms outcomes maintained 3 months program completion t2 qualitative interviews supported findings three themes emerged interviews 1 empowerment control 2 supervision internal program support 3 external program support study demonstrates impact overcoming common organizational barriers deliver exercise rehabilitation part routine care careellicsr demonstrated clinically meaningful improvements patientreported functional outcomes considered beneficial important participants recovery wellbeing