TY - JOUR
T1 - Physical therapy pathway and protocol for patients undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
T2 - Recommendations from The Eastern Mediterranean Blood and Marrow Transplantation (EMBMT) Group
AU - Mohammed, Jaleel
AU - Aljurf, Mahmoud
AU - Althumayri, Abdulaziz
AU - Almansour, Muntaha
AU - Alghamdi, Ahmed
AU - Hamidieh, Amir Ali
AU - ElHaddad, Alaa
AU - Othman, Tarek Ben
AU - Bazarbachi, Ali
AU - Almohareb, Fahad
AU - Alzahrani, Mohsen
AU - Alkindi, Salam S.
AU - Alsharif, Fahad
AU - Da'na, Waleed
AU - Alhashmi, Hani
AU - Bekadja, Mohamed A.
AU - Al-Shammari, Salem H.
AU - El Quessar, Asma
AU - Satti, Tariq M.
AU - Aljohani, Naif
AU - Rasheed, Walid
AU - Ghavamzadeh, Ardeshir
AU - Chaudhri, Naeem
AU - Hashmi, Shahrukh K.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2019 King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre
PY - 2019/9
Y1 - 2019/9
N2 - Background: Patients undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) are often referred for physical therapy (PT) to help improve their quality of life. However, to our knowledge there is no clear PT pathway to guide therapists and patients before, during, and after HSCT. Methods: A comprehensive literature review was carried out exploring the role and benefits of PT in HSCT patients. The current evidence was comlimented with recommendations and opinions from the experts in the field, which included PT's and hematology consultants from PTAGVHD and the EMBMT group. Result: A clear pathway and protocol as a working guide for rehabilitation professionals working with the HSCT patient's was developed. Conclusion: This paper not only reviews the current evidence on safe PT practice but also puts forward a protocol and pathway for HSCT rehabilitation, highlights the importance of individualized exercise intervention for HSCT patients, and outlines safe practice guidelines for the physical therapists working in this field.
AB - Background: Patients undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) are often referred for physical therapy (PT) to help improve their quality of life. However, to our knowledge there is no clear PT pathway to guide therapists and patients before, during, and after HSCT. Methods: A comprehensive literature review was carried out exploring the role and benefits of PT in HSCT patients. The current evidence was comlimented with recommendations and opinions from the experts in the field, which included PT's and hematology consultants from PTAGVHD and the EMBMT group. Result: A clear pathway and protocol as a working guide for rehabilitation professionals working with the HSCT patient's was developed. Conclusion: This paper not only reviews the current evidence on safe PT practice but also puts forward a protocol and pathway for HSCT rehabilitation, highlights the importance of individualized exercise intervention for HSCT patients, and outlines safe practice guidelines for the physical therapists working in this field.
KW - Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
KW - Physical therapy
KW - Rehabilitation
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U2 - 10.1016/j.hemonc.2018.12.003
DO - 10.1016/j.hemonc.2018.12.003
M3 - Review article
C2 - 30653940
AN - SCOPUS:85060511826
SN - 1658-3876
VL - 12
SP - 127
EP - 132
JO - Hematology/ Oncology and Stem Cell Therapy
JF - Hematology/ Oncology and Stem Cell Therapy
IS - 3
ER -