用于解决与癌症和癌症治疗相关的行动障碍的辅助装置:专家视角。
Assistive Devices for Addressing Mobility Impairments Linked to Cancer and Cancer Treatment: An Expert Perspective.
发表日期:2024 Jul 03
作者:
Allison Wang, Kimberley Gonzaga
来源:
PHYSICAL THERAPY & REHABILITATION JOURNAL
摘要:
癌症幸存者经常会出现行动障碍,这会对他们从事日常活动的能力产生负面影响。在癌症护理的连续过程中与患者合作的医疗保健提供者在识别和解决行动障碍方面发挥着重要作用。本文的目的是介绍在管理癌症和癌症治疗相关的行动障碍方面有价值的常见辅助设备。经过同行评审的科学出版物和专家意见。本文重点介绍了各种癌症护理环境中常用的辅助设备,并描述了它们如何解决癌症幸存者面临不同的损害。所提供的信息可以作为培训临床工作人员(例如肿瘤科护理人员)在所有环境中提供设备的资源。这些信息还可以帮助患者和护理人员了解与癌症相关的潜在功能障碍以及治疗方法和辅助设备,从而有助于提高患者的功能能力并减轻护理人员的负担。必须让不同的团队成员参与进来,以识别和减少护理人员的负担。选择符合患者功能需求和身体能力的最合适的辅助设备,并对他们进行设备使用培训,以便他们能够安全地进行日常生活。肿瘤科护士是最早识别癌症患者行动障碍的提供者之一。本文将帮助他们增加对常见辅助设备的了解,这些设备对于解决与癌症和治疗相关的各种行动障碍很有价值。通过额外的设备提供培训,肿瘤科护士将更有能力与康复部门合作,识别潜在的行动障碍,启动设备提供,并鼓励患者接受治疗服务。最终,这可以减少与行动障碍相关的伤害,并提高患者的功能独立性和整体生活质量。版权所有 © 2024 Elsevier Inc. 保留所有权利。
Cancer survivors often experience mobility impairments that negatively impact their ability to engage in everyday activities. Healthcare providers working with patients in the continuum of cancer care play essential roles in identifying and addressing mobility impairments. The objective of this article is to present common assistive devices valuable in managing cancer and cancer treatment-related mobility impairments.Peer-reviewed scientific publications and expert opinions.This article highlights assistive devices commonly used in various settings of cancer care and describes how they address different impairments faced by cancer survivors. The information presented can potentially serve as a resource when training clinical staff (eg, oncology nursing staff) on device provision across all settings. The information can also be useful for patients and caregivers to learn about potential functional impairments linked to cancer and treatments and assistive devices that can be useful to improve patients' functional capacity and reduce caregiver burden.It is essential to involve different team members to identify and select the most appropriate assistive devices that match the patient's functional needs and physical capacity and to train them in device use so they can safely carry out their daily routine.Oncology nurses are one of the first providers to identify mobility impairments in cancer patients. This article will help increase their knowledge in common assistive devices valuable for addressing various mobility impairments associated with cancer and treatments. With additional training on device provision, oncology nurses will be more empowered to collaborate with rehabilitation to identify potential mobility impairments, initiate device provision, and encourage their patients to work with therapy services. Ultimately this could reduce injuries linked to mobility impairments and improve the patient's functional independence and overall quality of life.Copyright © 2024 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.