Chapter 55 • As cancer treatment improves, more patients are living longer with functional limitations, and quality of life issues become as important as survival. • Rehabilitation must be patient centered and goal oriented. It requires an interdisciplinary team and the active participation of the patient. • Impairments, activity limitations, and participation restrictions from cancer dramatically impact quality of life but are amenable to rehabilitation efforts. • The focus of rehabilitation varies with the phase of the disease process. • Important impairments include pain, fatigue, cognitive dysfunction, mood disorders, paresis, feeding difficulties, bone and soft tissue involvement, and bladder, bowel, and sexual dysfunction. • Activity limitations can be ameliorated with training in activities of daily living, exercise, and adaptive equipment. • Participation in home, vocational, and recreational activities plays a critical role in quality of life. Economic burdens, environmental barriers, and transportation problems often need to be addressed. 1. Which is TRUE about the International Classification of Function? A Impairment refers to the signs and symptoms exhibited by the patient. B Activity limitations are easily predicted by the patient’s diagnosis. C Participation refers to the individual’s role in society.
Rehabilitation of Individuals with Cancer
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