Jessica T. Cheng, Obada Obaisi, Rajesh Yadav, Ekta Gupta, Jack B. Fu, Eduardo Bruera, Alisha Collaco, Nicholas Szewcyzk, Uday Popat, An Ngo-Huang

The Role of Outpatient Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation in a Multidisciplinary Prehabilitation Program for Older Adults before Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant

  • Rehabilitation
  • Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation
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Abstract Introduction Physical rehabilitation is increasingly incorporated throughout the allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant (allo-HSCT) journey for older adults. Objective This study aimed to describe physical medicine and rehabilitation (PM&R)-related diagnoses, exercise barriers, and management recommendations for older adults before allo-HSCT. Design Fifty PM&R consults as part of the Enhanced Recovery-Stem Cell Transplant (ER-SCT) multidisciplinary prehabilitation program at a comprehensive cancer center were retrospectively reviewed. Results Many PM&R-related diagnoses (173), exercise barriers (55), and management recommendations (112) were found. Common diagnoses were musculoskeletal dysfunction (more commonly back, shoulder, then knee) (n = 39, 23%) and fatigue (n = 36, 21%). Common exercise barriers were also musculoskeletal dysfunction (more commonly back, knee, then shoulder) (total n = 20, 36%) and fatigue (n = 20, 36%). Most patients (n = 32, 64%) had 1 or more exercise barriers. Common PM&R management recommendations were personalized exercise counseling (n = 37, 33%), personalized nutrition management (n = 19, 17%), body composition recommendations (n = 17, 15%), medications (n = 15, 13%), and orthotics and durable medical equipment (n = 8, 7%). Conclusion Routine PM&R referral of older allo-HSCT patients for prehabilitation resulted in the identification of many rehabilitative needs and substantial additional management recommendations. Increased early, collaborative prehabilitation efforts between PM&R and allo-HSCT teams to optimize care for these patients is recommended.

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