Efficacy of a physical activity program and typical advice about physical activity in cancer cachexia patients

The participants were included in exercise program had two session exercise per week for 12 weeks and supervised by expert physiotherapists. the program was tailored to the individual patient's level of physical activity. Program include Aerobic exercise, resistance exercise and flexibility exercise. All the program was done under direct supervision of physiotherapist. Exercise was done for two minutes at each station (6 stations), with a minute intermission/pause when the patient lifted to the later stationand duration of the exercise each session about 30 miutes including the warming-up whcih before starting the 6 stations.. The exercises were involved resistance exercise as standing push-up, chest and shoulders, step up , flexible exercise such as shoulder stretch and aerobic exercise. Aerobic exercise include walking for 10-20 minutes of an intensity of 40%-70% of predicted heart maximum rates or 8-13 on the 15-point Borg's scale for rating of perceived of exertion..Centre for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D) Questionnaires, EuroQoL Group EQ-5D-5L Questionnaires for quality of life was used. Short Physical performance Battery test, Six-Minute Walk test where used. All this intervention done under direct supervision pf expert physiotherapist with more than 10 years experience.