Rehabilitation and Respiratory Expert Consensus on Full-Cycle Rehabilitation Assessment and Treatment for Older Adults with Lung Cancer
Lung cancer in the elderly is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide, posing significant challenges to public health. This consensus systematically reviews relevant clinical guidelines and literature both domestically and internationally. It summarizes new clinical rehabilitation conce...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Editorial Office of Rehabilitation Medicine
2025-02-01
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| Series: | 康复学报 |
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| Online Access: | http://kfxb.publish.founderss.cn/thesisDetails#10.3724/SP.J.1329.2025.01002 |
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| Summary: | Lung cancer in the elderly is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide, posing significant challenges to public health. This consensus systematically reviews relevant clinical guidelines and literature both domestically and internationally. It summarizes new clinical rehabilitation concepts from experts in rehabilitation medicine, respiratory medicine, and nursing regarding lung cancer in the elderly. The consensus provides detailed discussions on the definition, risk factors, classification, staging, and clinical characteristics of lung cancer in the elderly, with a focus on functional impairments and their rehabilitation assessment and treatment strategies. Functional impairments encompass multiple aspects, including pulmonary function, cardiac function, exercise capacity, pain, mental and psychological issues, cognition, speech, swallowing, sensory functions, and bowel and bladder dysfunctions. The consensus offers comprehensive academic guidance and clinical practice recommendations for rehabilitation professionals across various healthcare settings. It emphasizes that the full-cycle rehabilitation of lung cancer in the elderly requires multidisciplinary teamwork to ensure seamless integration of clinical care, rehabilitation, and nursing, maximizing patient functional recovery and quality of life. A comprehensive assessment of the patients' overall conditions and development of personalized rehabilitation treatment plans can effectively improve functional impairments, alleviate symptoms, and even prolong the survival time. Additionally, the consensus outlines the service process for full-cycle rehabilitation of lung cancer, highlighting the interconnections of tertiary hospitals, secondary hospitals, community hospitals, and families, as well as the importance of adjusting rehabilitation models based on local circumstances. The promotion and implementation of this consensus aim to provide standardized gui-dance for the assessment and treatment of full-cycle rehabilitation in elderly patients with lung cancer, with the expectation of improving rehabilitation outcomes and quality of life, thereby contributing to the development of geriatric lung cancer rehabilitation in China. |
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| ISSN: | 2096-0328 |