Publications by authors named "Manfred E Heim"

[Rehabilitative strategies in cancer-related fatigue].

Bundesgesundheitsblatt Gesundheitsforschung Gesundheitsschutz

November 2024

Cancer-related fatigue (CRF) during and after tumor therapy influences all aspects of life and lowers performance and quality of life. Regular CRF screening and diagnostic evaluation are important factors in the care of patients. This article presents strategies for recognizing and treating CRF.

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Cancer-related fatigue (CRF) is a common, burdensome, debilitating subjective sense of tiredness or exhaustion in patients with cancer. The pathogenesis is assumed to be multifactorial with CRF being a final common pathway. Among other things, treatment with immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) is also associated with CRF.

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Unlabelled: Hintergrund: Die onkologische Rehabilitation ist integraler Bestandteil der Versorgung krebskranker Menschen. Nach einer dreiwöchigen stationären Rehabilitation mit multimodalem und integrativem Ansatz wurden die Effekte auf Belastungen und Lebensqualität der Patienten überprüft. Patienten und Methoden: 74 Krebspatienten erhielten ein komplexes Therapieprogramm, das Therapien zur Verbesserung der funktionalen Gesundheit, zur Reduktion psychosozialer Belastungen und komplementäre Massnahmen beinhaltete.

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Objectives/hypothesis: Statistically significant differences in health-related quality of life (HRQL) are not always clinically relevant. It is also plausible that patients perceive other changes to be relevant than health professionals do. The objective of this study was to find thresholds for HRQL that laryngectomees consider to be clinically relevant 1 year after surgery, (i.

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Background: Cancer-related fatigue is the most disabling symptom experienced by breast cancer patients following the cancer treatment. The positive effects of physical activity in the rehabilitation of breast cancer patients are documented in several studies. In a randomized controlled study the effects of a structured physical training program on fatigue and health-related quality of life were evaluated.

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