Effectiveness of physical exercise on health-related quality of life and psychological outcomes in breast cancer patients: a meta analysis

VernacularTitle:全身运动对乳腺癌患者生活质量及相关心理指标影响的Meta分析
Author: Libin GU ; Mingming YU ; Deguo XU ; Zhiling SUN
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Breast cancer; Physical exercise; Quality of life; Psychological outcomes
From: Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing 2012;(36):58-62
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To evaluate the effect of physical exercise on health-related quality of life (HRQol),fatigue,depression,anxiety and body-image in breast cancer patients.Methods The Cochrane Library,Pubmed,EMBASE,CINAHL,Psycinfo,SportDiscus,CNKI and CBMdisc were searched to collect randomized controlled trials (RCTs) from 2002 to 2011 which mentioned the physical exercise to breast cancer patients.The quality of the RCTs was appraised and the data were extracted.Results In total,16 RCTs were included.Statistically significant results were found for the effect of physical exercise on HRQol,fatigue,depression,anxiety and body-image.The presence of publication bias was explored and no publication bias was detected.Sensitivity analysis were also performed and there were no significant differences with the former results.Conclusions The results indicated that physical exercise improve HRQol and psychological outcomes in breast cancer patients.Breast cancer patients should be taught to do some moderate exercises as part of their lives to promote rehabilitation.