Effect of pulmonary rehabilitation training on lung function, cancer-related fatigue and quality of life of lung cancer patients treated with chemotherapy

ObjectiveTo investigate the effects of pulmonary rehabilitation training on lung function, cancer-induced fatigue(CRF) and quality of life of lung cancer patients treated with chemotherapy.

MethodsOne hundred and twenty lung cancer patients treated with surgery and chemotherapy were randomly divided into the observation group and control group(60 cases each group).The control group was nursed with routine nursing intervention, and the observation group was given pulmonary rehabilitation training intervention based on the control group.The 6-minute walking distance(6MWD), improvement of Borg dyspnea score and lung function indexes, degree of CRF, and European Organization for Research and Treatment quality of life questionnaire-core 30(EORTC QLQ-C30) score were compared between two groups.

ResultsAfter intervention, the 6MWD distance, Borg dyspnea score, lung function indexes and PFS score in two groups were significant improved compared with before intervention(P < 0.05 to P < 0.01), and the improvement degree in observation group was significantly better than that in control group(P < 0.01).After intervention, the difference of economic difficulty score between two groups was not statistically significant(P>0.05), and the score of life quality in observation group was higher than that in control group(P < 0.05 to P < 0.01).

ConclusionsPulmonary rehabilitation training intervention for lung cancer patients treated with chemotherapy can effectively relieve the symptoms of dyspnea, improve exercise endurance, enhance lung function, alleviate CRF, and improve quality of life of patients.