The efficiency of a mixed exercise program on quality of life and fatigue levels in patients with breast cancer
Rev. Assoc. Med. Bras. (1992)
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67(9): 1279-1285, Sept. 2021. tab
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ABSTRACT
SUMMARY OBJECTIVE:
Exercise is a nonpharmacological supportive therapy which has been specifically identified to reduce postoperative complications or adverse events of cancer or treatments. Although there are few studies combining resistance and aerobic exercise in cancer survivors, exercise programs are very rare in different places in the literature. This study aims to investigate the effects of mixed-type exercise in different venues on weight, body mass index, fatigue, and quality of life in cancer survivors.METHODS:
This is a descriptive, intervention study. Participants were included in the study, and the exercise process was between January and November 2019. The exercise group consisted of 32 patients who had just completed their breast cancer treatment and did not have distant metastases, and they applied a mixed exercise program including resistance at home and aerobic exercise in the fitness center for 12 weeks. The patients with breast cancer in the control group (30 patients) did not receive any exercise program.RESULTS:
Subjective feelings of fatigue and decrease in concentration, motivation, and physical activity significantly decreased after exercise (p<0.001, p<0.001, p=0.006, p=0.008, and p<0.001, respectively) in the study group. The results also showed that physical health, general health status, and emotional and social health status significantly increased with the exercise program (p<0.001, p<0.001, p=0.004, and p=0.003, respectively).CONCLUSION:
Our results show that a mixed (fitness center and home) 12-week exercise program provides an improvement in general health and reduces the side effects of the treatments and fatigue in patients with breast cancer. For a good prognostic process after medical treatment, exercise can be recommended in every accessible area.
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Asunto principal:
Calidad de Vida
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Neoplasias de la Mama
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio de etiología
Límite:
Femenino
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Humanos
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Rev. Assoc. Med. Bras. (1992)
Año:
2021
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
País de afiliación:
Turquía
Institución/País de afiliación:
Halic University/TR
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Kocaeli University/TR
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Sakarya University/TR
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