Abstract | INTRODUCTION: MATERIALS AND METHODS: RESULTS: 10 men and 11 women were included. The mean age was 39 years (19-60). Prior to transplantation patients had a low maximum oxygen uptake and reported more fatigue than the Danish general population. Physical fatigue rather than mental fatigue was pronounced both before and after transplantation. No significant changes in the parameters were found from before transplant to 6 months after transplant. CONCLUSION: The results indicate that prior to transplantation patients have poor physical function and increased physical fatigue. The symptoms seem to persist 6 months after transplantation. This could indicate a need for an extensive rehabilitation programme following transplantation.
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Authors | John Kalo, Josefin Agergård, Mette Aadahl, Regitze Visby, Jens Halkjaer Kristensen, Niels Jacobsen |
Journal | Ugeskrift for laeger
(Ugeskr Laeger)
Vol. 169
Issue 38
Pg. 3194-7
(Sep 17 2007)
ISSN: 1603-6824 [Electronic] Denmark |
Vernacular Title | Traethed hos haematologiske patienter behandlet med allogen stamcelletransplantation. |
PMID | 17910829
(Publication Type: English Abstract, Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Topics |
- Adult
- Exercise
(physiology)
- Fatigue
(diagnosis, etiology, therapy)
- Female
- Follow-Up Studies
- Hematologic Neoplasms
(complications, physiopathology, therapy)
- Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
- Humans
- Male
- Mental Fatigue
(diagnosis, etiology, therapy)
- Middle Aged
- Oxygen Consumption
(physiology)
- Surveys and Questionnaires
- Transplantation, Homologous
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