Abstract
During the COVID-19 pandemic, new challenges are presented in clinical research settings to increase exercise levels, particularly in vulnerable populations such as cancer survivors. While in-person supervised exercise is an effective format to improve patient-reported outcomes and physical function for cancer survivors, the COVID-19 pandemic limited this form of exercise as a feasible option within research and cancer care. As such, exercise oncology interventions were adapted to home-based instruction. In this review, we examine the current evidence of exercise interventions in cancer populations during and beyond the COVID-19 pandemic. We identified that group-based virtually supervised home-based exercise was the most used format among exercise oncology interventions during the pandemic. Preliminary results support feasibility and effectiveness of this emerging exercise setting in cancer survivors; however, it needs to be further investigated in adequately designed larger trials. Additionally, we provide recommendations and perspective for the implementation of virtually supervised home-based exercise.
【저자키워드】 COVID-19, Cancer, telehealth, Virtual supervision, Home-based exercise, 【초록키워드】 pandemic, feasibility, COVID-19 pandemic, Intervention, outcome, Population, Survivors, implementation, Exercise intervention, Research, Effectiveness, Care, trials, Evidence, Support, oncology, Perspective, while, recommendation, physical, effective, IMPROVE, investigated, feasible, 【제목키워드】 exercise, Exercise intervention, oncology,