Assessment of Functional Capacity, Pain, Cognitive and Respiratory Functions in Lung Cancer Survivors

Assessment of Functional Capacity, Pain, Cognitive and Respiratory Functions in Lung Cancer Survivors

Serious side effects occurs with disease and treatments in survival after lung cancer. For this reason, functional capacity, cognitive status, pain perception and respiratory functions may be affected in lung cancer. The purpose of this study was to evaluate respiratory function, respiratory muscle strength and endurance, functional capacity, pain, cognitive status level, and physical activity in lung cancer patients and compare with the findings of healthy subjects

This study was participated lung cancer patients survivors. Patients' pulmonary function test, functional capacity, respiratory muscle strength and endurance, pain and cognitive status was assessed and recorded.

Pulmonary function testing (PFT), mouth pressure measurement (MIP- maximal inspiratory pressure and MEP- maximal expiratory pressure), respiratory muscle endurance test, six minute walk test (6MWT) and pain threshold and tolerance test were used. In addition to physiological measurements, the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) scale was used to evaluate cognitive status, the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) was used to determine the level of physical activity.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Cooperation
• lung cancer patients who had a stable condition

Exclusion Criteria:

• Active cancer treatments
• Brain metastasis story
• Any orthopedic disease impairs walking, balance