Telehealth Exercise Rehabilitation for Cancer Survivors: Fitness, Strength and Quality of Life in a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Physical therapists and physical therapist assistants who work with adults during or after cancer treatment, and clinicians considering remote or hybrid delivery of exercise programs.

Licensed physical therapists and physical therapist assistants in outpatient, hospital-based, oncology, home health and telehealth settings. No prior oncology rehabilitation coursework is assumed.

Intended audience

Physical Therapy

Level

Introductory

Delivery format

Online, asynchronous, self-paced course: interactive reading with audio or video, and a scored post-test.

Based on

Batalik L, Chamradova K, Winnige P, Dosbaba F, Batalikova K, Vlazna D, Janikova A, Pepera G, Abu-Odah H, Su JJ. Effect of exercise-based cancer rehabilitation via telehealth: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Cancer. 2024;24(1):600. doi:10.1186/s12885-024-12348-w. PMID: 38760805; PMCID: PMC11100177.

After completing this course, you will be able to:

1. Describe the population, the telehealth exercise interventions and the comparison condition examined in this systematic review and meta-analysis of ten randomized controlled trials.
2. State which outcomes the pooled analysis found to improve with telehealth exercise-based cancer rehabilitation and which outcomes remained uncertain.
3. Explain the main limitations the authors identified and the conclusion they drew about the certainty of the current evidence.

1. Start Here: How This Course Works
2. Podcast: Telehealth Exercise Rehabilitation in Cancer Survivors (about nine minutes)
3. What the Review Asked and Who Took Part
4. How the Reviewers Searched, Pooled and Judged the Evidence
5. What Improved and What Stayed Uncertain
6. Where the Evidence Is Thin
7. What the Findings Could Mean for Remote Rehabilitation
8. Key Takeaways
9. Post-Test and Course Evaluation

Quinn Millington, PT, DPT, ECS is the instructor of record: the licensed clinician who reviewed this course and signed off on it. The name and credentials print on the certificate.

Disclosures. This course was developed by The ConEd Solution, which has a financial interest in its sale. No outside funding or sponsorship was received. The instructor of record has no affiliation with the authors of the source publication or their institutions.

This course awards 0.5 contact hours (30 min). How you earn them:

1. Complete the course. Every lesson, in order.
2. Pass the post-test. Score 80% or higher. Retakes are allowed.
3. Complete the evaluation. A short form rating each learning objective and the course.
4. Download your certificate. It is issued on completion and stays available in My Account.

The episode time is its measured length. Reading, post-test and evaluation times are estimates.

This course is designed to satisfy the quality requirements state boards set for continuing education. Requirements vary by state, and confirming that a course fits your renewal is up to you. Each state’s own acceptance statement is in the credit panel on this page.

1. Batalik L, Chamradova K, Winnige P, Dosbaba F, Batalikova K, Vlazna D, Janikova A, Pepera G, Abu-Odah H, Su JJ. Effect of exercise-based cancer rehabilitation via telehealth: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Cancer. 2024;24(1):600. doi:10.1186/s12885-024-12348-w. PMID: 38760805; PMCID: PMC11100177.