Use of a Cybex NORM dynamometer to assess muscle function in patients with thoracic cancer

TY - JOUR

T1 - Use of a Cybex NORM dynamometer to assess muscle function in patients with thoracic cancer

AU - Wilcock, Andrew

AU - Maddocks, Matthew

AU - Lewis, Mary

AU - Howard, Paul

AU - Frisby, Jacky

AU - Bell, Sarah

AU - El Khoury, Bisharat

AU - Manderson, Cathann

AU - Evans, Helen

AU - Mockett, Simon

PY - 2008

Y1 - 2008

N2 - The cachexia-anorexia syndrome impacts on patients' physical independence and quality of life. New treatments are required and need to be evaluated using acceptable and reliable outcome measures, e.g. the assessment of muscle function. The aims of this study were to: (i) examine the acceptability and reliability of the Cybex NORM dynamometer to assess muscle function in people with non-small cell lung cancer or mesothelioma; (ii) compare muscle function in this group with healthy volunteers and; (iii) explore changes in muscle function over one month.

AB - The cachexia-anorexia syndrome impacts on patients' physical independence and quality of life. New treatments are required and need to be evaluated using acceptable and reliable outcome measures, e.g. the assessment of muscle function. The aims of this study were to: (i) examine the acceptability and reliability of the Cybex NORM dynamometer to assess muscle function in people with non-small cell lung cancer or mesothelioma; (ii) compare muscle function in this group with healthy volunteers and; (iii) explore changes in muscle function over one month.

U2 - 10.1186/1472-684X-7-3

DO - 10.1186/1472-684X-7-3

M3 - Article

C2 - 18402699

VL - 7

JO - BMC Palliative Care

JF - BMC Palliative Care

IS - 3

ER -