Abstract
This study included 60 men with hematologic disease who underwent allo-HSCT. Patients performed a 6-minute walk test (6MWT) to determine exercise capacity, and muscle O2Hb saturation at rest was evaluatabed using near-infrared spectroscopy (BOM-L1TRW, Omegawave Inc., Japan); hemoglobin levels in hematological malignancy patients before undergoing HSCT were also evaluated. There was a significant correlation between the 6MWT and muscle O2Hb saturation at rest in hematological malignancy patients (p<0.05). Additionally, the 6MWT was significantly correlated to the hemoglobin level (p<0.05). Furthermore, muscle O2Hb saturation at rest was significantly related to hemoglobin level (p<0.05). In patients with hematological malignancy, a relationship exists between exercise capacity, muscle O2Hb saturation, and hemoglobin level before they undergo HSCT. Therefore, rehabilitation staff, nurses, and physicians should recognize these relationships in patients who undergo allo-HSCT. Moreover, physiotherapists may need to promote muscle oxidative metabolism through exercise to increase exercise capacity in these patients.
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