Exercises Therapy and Quality of Life in Breast Cancer Patients "A Systematic Review"
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Exercises Therapy and Quality of Life in Breast Cancer Patients "A Systematic Review", AML HAMDY, SAMAH HOSNEY, NAGLAA ABD EL MONEIM and ASMAA FAWZY
Abstract
Purpose: The aim of this systematic review was to examine the effectiveness of the exercises therapy on quality of life in breast cancer patients.
Methods: systematic Review of randomized controlled trials, Data bases searched were made in pubmed, Pedro, google scholar and Cochrane, all studies were post 1995 to 2015. Limits were English language.
Intervention: Bight relevant randomized controlled trials included the exercise and its effects on quality of life in patients with breast cancer.
Results: Eight studies were selected, included in Meta-analysis for the primary outcomes as quality of life and secondary outcomes as fatigue, physical activity, body composition, anxiety and depression.
Conclusions: There was strong evidence supporting that exercises therapy positively influences quality of life in patients with breast cancer. Exercise can be an effective strategy to improve quality of life in breast cancer patients.