Background: Lung cancer is a very common disease and leads to a series of sequelae such as reduced lung capacity or reduced functional capacity in patients, which are associated not only with the disease itself, but also with medical treatment. Thus, physiotherapeutic interventions are needed to improve quality of life and reduce these symptoms. Objectives: To find out the effects of physiotherapy on functional capacity, lung capacity, dyspnea, pain, and quality of life in lung cancer patients. Methods: A systematic review was carried out in five databases. Randomized clinical trials published between 2019–2023 were selected, in which the physiotherapeutic treatment was physical exercise and/or respiratory physiotherapy. Results: Nine articles were included, in which the total sample consisted of 635 lung cancer patients. When combined, respiratory physiotherapy and physical exercise improved functional capacity and lung capacity (p< 0.05). Dyspnea also improved, but less significance was shown in the included studies. Conclusions: Multimodal physiotherapy interventions may offer benefits for some lung cancer patients, but the extent and nature of these benefits may vary depending on the intervention applied. Therefore, it would be of great interest to carry out further scientific research to support this conclusion.
背景：肺癌是一种非常常见的疾病，会导致患者出现肺活量下降或功能能力下降等一系列后遗症，这些后遗症不仅与疾病本身有关，也与医疗治疗有关。因此，需要物理治疗干预来改善生活质量并减轻这些症状。目的：探讨物理治疗对肺癌患者功能能力、肺活量、呼吸困难、疼痛和生活质量的影响。方法：在五个数据库中进行系统综述。选取2019年至2023年间发表的随机临床试验，其中物理治疗为体育锻炼和/或呼吸物理治疗。结果：共纳入九篇文章，总样本包括635名肺癌患者。呼吸物理治疗与体育锻炼相结合时，改善了功能能力和肺活量（p<0.05）。呼吸困难也有所改善，但在纳入的研究中显著性较低。结论：多模式物理治疗干预可能为部分肺癌患者带来益处，但这些益处的程度和性质可能因所应用的干预措施而异。因此，开展进一步的科学研究以支持这一结论将具有重要意义。
Physiotherapy Interventions in Lung Cancer Patients: A Systematic Review
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