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SynthesisClinical journal of oncology nursing2012

Physical activity in patients with advanced-stage cancer: a systematic review of the literature.

Tara A Albrecht, Ann Gill Taylor

Registry-linked trialAbstract readSystematic Review
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In one paragraph

Synthesis in Clinical journal of oncology nursing, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04270500 (The Impact of Physical Exercise on Sleep Quality and Duration in Colorectal Cancer Patients During Prehabilitation Period), which is not on this map. Cited by 66 papers, 9 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
66citing papers in PubMed, 9 pooled it
4.5field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT04270500 naunknown statusnot on this mapstarted 2020, after this paper: background citation

The Impact of Physical Exercise on Sleep Quality and Duration in Colorectal Cancer Patients During Prehabilitation Period: A Pilot Study

TypeinterventionalSponsorMontreal General HospitalRan2020 to 2022Enrolled100ConditionsColo-rectal Cancer, SurgeryArmsPrehabilitation program
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

66 citing papers in PubMed, 9 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 174 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Using digital technology to support wellbeing and independence among people living with incurable cancers: a systematic review.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025
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  7. Physical activity programming and counseling preferences among cancer survivors: a systematic review.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2018
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  8. Safety and feasibility of exercise interventions in patients with advanced cancer: a systematic review.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2017
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  14. Home-based rehabilitation in inoperable non-small cell lung cancer-the patient experience.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2020
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6 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Tara A AlbrechtSchool of Nursing, University of Pittsburgh, USA. albrech@pitt.edu
Ann Gill Taylor
University of Pittsburgh · US

Funding

Interdisciplinary Training of Nurse Scientists in Cancer Survivorship ResearchT32NR011972 · NINR · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI BENDER, CATHERINE M. · 2010 to 2014
$1.3M
Academic Career AwardK07AT002943 · NCCIH · UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA · PI TAYLOR, ANN GILL · 2007 to 2011
$658k
NCCIH NIH HHS 5-K07-AT002943NCCIH NIH HHS K07 AT002943NINR NIH HHS T32 NR011972NINR NIH HHS T32-NR011972
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The importance of physical activity for chronic disease prevention and management has become generally well accepted. The number of research interventions and publications examining the benefits of physical activity for patients with cancer has been rising steadily. However, much of that research has focused on the impact of physical activity either prior to or early in the cancer diagnosis, treatment, and survivorship process. Research focusing on the effects of physical activity, specifically for patients with advanced-stage cancer and poorer prognostic outcomes, has been addressed only recently. The purpose of this article is to examine the state of the science for physical activity in the advanced-stage disease subset of the cancer population. Exercise in a variety of intensities and forms, including yoga, walking, biking, and swimming, has many health benefits for people, including those diagnosed with cancer. Research has shown that, for people with cancer (including advanced-stage cancer), exercise can decrease anxiety, stress, and depression while improving levels of pain, fatigue, shortness of breath, constipation, and insomnia. People diagnosed with cancer should discuss with their oncologist safe, easy ways they can incorporate exercise into their daily lives.

Indexed as

Exercise TherapyActivities of Daily LivingClinical Trials, Phase II as TopicHumansNeoplasmsNeoplasm StagingPalliative CarePatient PreferenceQuality of LifeRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicTreatment Outcome

Identifiers

PMID22641322
PMCPMC4408536
OpenAlexW2032353843

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