Feasibility, Reliability, and Safety of Remote Five Times Sit to Stand Test in Patients with Gastrointestinal Cancer
Abstract
:Simple Summary
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Design and Setting
2.2. Participant Recruitment
2.3. Demographic Measures
2.4. Five Times Sit to Stand Test
2.5. Primary Outcome Measures
- (i)
- Feasibility: The feasibility of the 5STS test was as the proportion of eligible patients that incurred issues with at home assessment, including inadequate space, chair, or internet connectivity. The remote assessment was considered feasible if the minority (i.e., <20%) of included participants presented with the abovementioned issues.
- (ii)
- Reliability: This was measured by comparing the 5STS test scores (i.e., time) between the remote (videoconferencing measurement) and direct assessment (face-to-face measurement), within the same participant. This was performed to explore whether remote physical assessments produce similar scores (i.e., agreement) as the face-to-face assessments.
- (iii)
- Safety: Safety was defined by the number of adverse events which occurred during the 5STS tests. A serious adverse event was defined as an event which required medical intervention and results in death, a life-threatening situation, hospitalisation, incapacity, and/or disability. A minor adverse event was defined as an event that requires medical review and resolves without intervention, resulting in no hospitalisation, incapacity, or disability [22].
2.6. Sample Size
2.7. Analyses
3. Results
3.1. Characteristics of the Included Sample
3.2. Feasibility
3.3. Reliability
3.4. Safety
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Baseline Variables | Frequency (Percentage) or Median (Interquartile Range) |
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Age, years | 54.0 (46.0 to 61.5) |
Gender, female | 24 (64.9%) |
Body mass index, kg/m2 | 24.1 (22.7 to 28.4) |
Country of birth | |
Australia | 25 (67.6%) |
Overseas | 12 (32.4%) |
Language spoken at home | |
English | 31 (83.8%) |
Other | 6 (16.2%) |
Caring responsibilities | 13 (35.1%) |
Level of education | |
Primary school—Year 12 | 13 (35.1%) |
Technical certificate or diploma | 7 (18.9%) |
University degree | 17 (46.0%) |
Employment status | |
Full-time/Part-time | 23 (62.2%) |
Retired/sick leave | 12 (32.4%) |
Unemployed | 2 (5.4%) |
Type of cancer | |
Anal | 2 (5.4%) |
Appendix | 3 (8.1%) |
Colorectal | 23 (62.2%) |
Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumour | 1 (2.7%) |
Pseudomyxoma Peritonei | 6 (16.2%) |
Retroperitoneal Liposarcoma | 1 (2.7%) |
Small Bowel Adenocarcinoma | 1 (2.7%) |
Familiarity with technology | |
Smartphone or computer | |
Very familiar | 26 (70.3%) |
Familiar | 9 (24.3%) |
Not at all familiar | 2 (5.4%) |
iPad or tablet device | |
Very familiar | 27 (73.0%) |
Familiar | 8 (21.6%) |
Not at all familiar | 2 (5.4%) |
Numerical pain rating score a | 1.0 (0.0 to 3.0) |
Distress thermometer b | 1.0 (0.0 to 2.5) |
Fatigue Severity Scale c | 26.0 (14.0 to 38.5) |
Meeting WHO physical activity recommendations d | |
Yes | 15 (40.5%) |
No | 22 (59.5%) |
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Steffens, D.; Pocovi, N.C.; Bartyn, J.; Delbaere, K.; Hancock, M.J.; Koh, C.; Denehy, L.; van Schooten, K.S.; Solomon, M.; on behalf of the Priority Trial Collaboration. Feasibility, Reliability, and Safety of Remote Five Times Sit to Stand Test in Patients with Gastrointestinal Cancer. Cancers 2023, 15, 2434. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers15092434
Steffens D, Pocovi NC, Bartyn J, Delbaere K, Hancock MJ, Koh C, Denehy L, van Schooten KS, Solomon M, on behalf of the Priority Trial Collaboration. Feasibility, Reliability, and Safety of Remote Five Times Sit to Stand Test in Patients with Gastrointestinal Cancer. Cancers. 2023; 15(9):2434. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers15092434
Chicago/Turabian StyleSteffens, Daniel, Natasha C. Pocovi, Jenna Bartyn, Kim Delbaere, Mark J. Hancock, Cherry Koh, Linda Denehy, Kimberley S. van Schooten, Michael Solomon, and on behalf of the Priority Trial Collaboration. 2023. "Feasibility, Reliability, and Safety of Remote Five Times Sit to Stand Test in Patients with Gastrointestinal Cancer" Cancers 15, no. 9: 2434. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers15092434