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Upplevelser av fysisk aktivitet vid cancerrelaterad trötthet: en litteraturöversikt
Sophiahemmet University.
Sophiahemmet University.
2022 (Swedish)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesisAlternative title
Experiences of physical activity in cancer-related fatigue : a literature review (English)
Abstract [sv]

Bakgrund

Att drabbas av cancer, oavsett i vilken form, är påfrestande för individen på olika plan. Livet påverkas både fysiskt, psykiskt och socialt. Biverkningarna av sjukdomen och dess behandling kan variera mellan individer. En av de vanligaste biverkningarna är extrem trötthetskänsla, fatigue, och i och med detta kan många gånger den fysiska aktiviteten minska. Tidigare studier har visat att det finns flera positiva effekter av fysisk aktivitet både under och efter cancerbehandling. I denna litteraturöversikt sammanställs studier som har belyst hur patienter med cancerdiagnos har upplevt att deras fatigue har påverkats av fysisk aktivitet.

Syfte

Syftet med studien är att belysa upplevelser av fysisk aktivitet vid fatigue hos patienter med cancerdiagnos.

Metod

Denna icke-systematiska litteraturstudie grundar sig på 15 vetenskapliga artiklar, publicerade 2017–2022, som bestod av både kvantitativ och kvalitativ design. Sökningar genomfördes i databaserna PubMed och CINAHL samt genom manuell sökning. Integrerad analys användes för att sammanställa resultatet.

Resultat

Dataanalysen ledde fram till två huvudkategorier: Underlättar behandlingen och Ökad livskvalitet. Underlättar behandlingen indelades i underkategorierna Mindre biverkningar, Minskning av upplevda symtom och Ökad kunskap. Ökad livskvalitet indelades i underkategorierna Bättre sömn och mindre förekomst av depression, Ökad fysisk styrka och Mindre upplevd trötthet.

Slutsats

I denna studie framkommer att fysisk aktivitet har en positiv inverkan på fatigue hos patienter med cancer. Slutsatsen blir att vårdpersonal bör rekommendera fysisk aktivitet på en personcentrerad och individanpassad nivå till patienter under och efter cancerbehandling. Mer forskning behövs dock för att frambringa evidens om den fysiska aktivitets inverkan på cancerrelaterad fatigue. Detta kan leda till framtagande av riktlinjer för vårdpersonal om hur de kan öka patienternas kunskap, intresse och medvetenhet om de positiva effekterna fysisk aktivitet har vid cancer.

Abstract [en]

Background

To be affected by cancer, regardless of its form, is very stressful for the individual in different ways. Life is impacted in a major way both physical and psychologically as well as socially. Side effects of the disease and its treatment vary largely between subjects. One of the most common side effects is fatigue, and due to this the individual´s physical activity can become diminished. Previous studies have shown that there are many positive effects of physical activity both during and after cancer treatment. In this literature review we compile studies that have illuminated how patients with a cancer diagnosis have experienced how their fatigue has been affected by physical activity.

Aim

The aim is to enlighten the experiences of physical activity in patients with fatigue related to cancer diagnoses.

Method

This non-systematic literature study bases its results on 15 scientific articles, published 2017–2022, amongst these are both quantitative as well as qualitative studies. Article searches were made in the PubMed and CINAHL databases as well as manual searches. Integrated data-analyses were used to analyse the articles. The chosen articles went through a quality assessment with the help of Sophiahemmet university’s assessment tool.

Results

The data analysis led to two main categories: Facilitates treatment and Increased quality of life. Facilitates treatment was divided into the subcategories Less side effects, Reduction of perceived symptoms and Increased knowledge. Increased quality of life was divided into the subcategories: Better sleep and reduced incidence of depression, Increased muscle strength and Decreased perceived fatigue.

Conclusions

In this study it became evident that physical activity has a positive effect on fatigue in patients with cancer. The conclusion shows that the healthcare staff should encourage and recommend physical activity in a personified as well as individually appropriated level to patients during and after their cancer treatment. However, more research is needed to produce evidence of the impact of physical activity on cancer-related fatigue. This can lead to the development of guidelines for healthcare professionals on how they can increase patients' knowledge, interest and awareness of physical activity and the positive effects for patients with cancer.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2022. , p. 30
Keywords [en]
Cancer, Fatigue, Physical activity
Keywords [sv]
Fysisk aktivitet, Fatigue, cancer
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Nursing
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URN: urn:nbn:se:shh:diva-4555OAI: oai:DiVA.org:shh-4555DiVA, id: diva2:1685937
Educational program
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Medicine
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Available from: 2022-08-08 Created: 2022-08-06 Last updated: 2022-08-08Bibliographically approved

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