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Cancer patient life quality boosted by walking
A new study has suggested that walking has a range of benefits for this cancer patients, including boosting physical and emotional well-being.
Published in the BMJ Open journal, the Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery at King’s College London looked at the difference taking regular walks made to patients with various types of cancers in advanced stages, noting that levels of physical activity tended to drop significantly among people undergoing cancer treatment.
Under the care of two different London trusts more than 40 people took part in the 12-week CanWalk trial and were advised by Macmillan to attend a weekly walking group led by volunteers.
Participants stated that walking improved their overall quality of life and assisted in them maintaining a positive attitude towards their illness. Additionally, participants felt encouraged to walk more after achieving weight loss and feeling fitter.
Dr Jo Armes, lead researcher from the Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing & Midwifery, said: “This study is a first step towards exploring how walking can help people living with advanced cancer. Walking is a free and accessible form of physical activity, and patients reported that it made a real difference to their quality of life. Further research is needed with a larger number of people to provide definitive evidence that walking improves both health outcomes and social and emotional well-being in this group of people.”
The programme was funded by Dimbleby Cancer Care, a charity providing practical and psychological support to people living with cancer and to their families and carers.
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