Application of pelvic floor rehabilitation in patients with colorectal cancer: a scoping review

Pelvic floor rehabilitation is common in patients with colorectal cancer, the purpose of this study is to analyze the role of pelvic floor rehabilitation in patients with colorectal cancer and to understand the specific details of pelvic floor rehabilitation intervention in patients with colorectal cancer.

Six databases were searched for this scoping review and reported according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for scoping reviews.

A total of 1014 studies were searched, and 12 studies were finally included for analysis. The study found that pelvic floor rehabilitation for colorectal cancer patients can help improve bowel symptoms, quality of life, and psychological status of colorectal cancer patients after surgery, but details of the interventions for pelvic floor rehabilitation for colorectal cancer patients are not standardized.

Pelvic floor rehabilitation has shown positive significance in patients with colorectal cancer, but there is a lack of uniform standards in the process of pelvic floor rehabilitation intervention in patients with colorectal cancer.