Research

Demonstrating the value of cancer rehabilitation

At ReVital we feel it is our duty and privilege to do our part to move the science of cancer rehabilitation forward.

The goal of the ReVital Cancer Rehabilitation Research Program is to demonstrate the value of cancer rehabilitation in achieving the quadruple aim of better patient health and experience, and decreased total cost and clinician burden.

Under the guidance and direction of ReVital’s Senior Director of Research and Clinical Development, Mackenzi Pergolotti, Ph.D., OTR/L, our team is actively partnering with independent oncology practices and academic medical centers on several research initiatives aligned with value-based oncology care.

ReVital research key publications

The following select publications from the ReVital Research team demonstrate the need for and the impact of cancer rehabilitation services across the continuum.

Full-text articles

• Association of Outpatient Cancer Rehabilitation with Patient-Reported Outcomes and Performance-Based Measures of Function
• Community-based outpatient rehabilitation for the treatment of breast cancer-related upper extremity disability: an evaluation of practice-based evidence
• Community-based outpatient cancer rehabilitation services for women with gynecologic cancer: acceptability and impact on patient-reported outcomes
• Geriatric assessment-identified impairments and frailty in adults with cancer younger than 65: An opportunity to optimize oncology care
• In-Clinic versus Hybrid Cancer Rehabilitation Service Delivery during the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Outcome Comparison Study
• Understanding Patient Experience with Outpatient Cancer Rehabilitation Care

ASCO Abstracts published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology

• The broader impact of specialized outpatient cancer rehabilitation on health and quality of life among breast cancer survivors.
• Prevalence of frailty for middle-aged and older adults starting a new line of systemic cancer treatment: Is age just a number?
• Is ECOG-PS ≥3 appropriate to guide rehabilitation referral decisions? Using patient-reported outcome measures to examine the prevalence of functional disability in patients with ECOG-PS 0-2.
• Using an electronic capture geriatric assessment to guide rehabilitation triage for adults with cancer during systemic therapy.

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