2012 Volume 13 Issue 2 Pages 81-85
In the ward of hematology department in Kurume University Hospital, more than 70% of patients receive chemotherapies, and more than half of the patients were of ages over 60-years-old. Chemotherapies for the treatment of hematologic malignancies cause many adverse events and limitation of patients' daily activities often leading to disuse atrophy and prolonged hospitalization. To prevent this disuse atrophy and to promote an early come back to normal life, we have organized systematized rehabilitation programs in the early phase of hospitalization. In cooperation with the department of rehabilitation, early rehabilitation intervention has been promoted. In addition, this organization led to the better collaboration of the specialists belonging to various sections for practice of patient-oriented medical care. The best medical care has been established by mutual understanding of specialties resulting in the improvement of the medical quality.
