Clinical Characteristics of Patients With Cancer Referred for Outpatient Physical Therapy

Tables

Table 1.

Descriptive Characteristics of Sample (N=418)^{^a}

Table 4.

Association Between Mode of Treatment and Neuromusculoskeletal Impairments^{^a}

Table 2.

Percentage of Individuals by Cancer Types Who Received or Were Receiving Cancer Treatments at Time of Initial Physical Therapy Evaluation^{^a}

Table 3.

Percentage of Neuromusculoskeletal Impairment Frequencies and Number of Physical Therapy Sessions Based on Cancer Type^{^a}

↵^a Data missing from 77 records. Values are percentage of individuals with impairment or mean±SD. CNS=central nervous system, ROM=range of motion, FCI=Functional Comorbidity Index. Impairment frequencies greater than 50% are shown in bold type.
^b Frequencies represent identification of impairments present on initial evaluation form that may have included impairments specific to cancer diagnosis and not necessarily assessed in all patients.

Table 5.

Percentage of Neuromusculoskeletal Impairments and Mean Number of Physical Therapy Sessions Based on Number of Cancer-Related Treatments^{^a}

↵^a Data missing from 79 records. Values are percentage of individuals with impairment. Cancer-related treatments include chemotherapy, hormone therapy, radiation therapy, and surgical resection. ROM=range of motion.

Table 6.

Physical Therapy Screening Recommendations Based on Cancer Type and Mode of Treatment^{^a}

↵^a Cancer types and mode of treatment are listed in order of more → less involvement of impairments. CNS=central nervous system, CT=chemotherapy, RT=radiation therapy, HT=hormone therapy.
^b General musculoskeletal impairments include deficits in strength or ROM, postural dysfunction, and soft tissue restriction.
^c Voiding problems include incontinence or urgency.

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eFigures (PDF) (52 KB) - This PDF contains the following data supplements:
- eFigure 1. Checklist of Impairments Used as Portion of Physical Therapy Plan of Care for Patients With Genitourinary Cancers
- eFigure 2. Checklist of Impairments Used as Portion of Physical Therapy Plan of Care for Patients Without Genitourinary Cancers.