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Physical Activity and Quality of Life in Cancer Survivors: A Meta-Synthesis of Qualitative Research.
Review in Cancers, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04316962 (Cancer Rehabilitation in Primary Health Care), which is not on this map. Cited by 54 papers, 9 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Cancer Rehabilitation in Primary Health Care
Who cites it
54 citing papers in PubMed, 9 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Exercise Preferences, Barriers, Motivators, Facilitators, and Perceived Benefits in Adults With Brain Tumours-A Systematic Review.Cancer medicine · 2026Pooled it
- Exploring physical activity experiences among children and adolescents during and beyond cancer treatment: a meta-synthesis of qualitative research.BMC cancer · 2026Pooled it
- Psychosocial experiences of prostate cancer survivors after treatment: a systematic review of qualitative studies.Frontiers in public health · 2025Pooled it
- Cancer survivors maintain health benefits 6 to 12 months after exercise-based rehabilitation: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2024Pooled it
- Women's experiences with yoga after a cancer diagnosis: a qualitative meta-synthesis-part I.Systematic reviews · 2023Pooled it
- Effectiveness of Physical Activity Interventions on Return to Work After a Cancer Diagnosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2023Pooled it
- Health-related quality of life and associated factors among cancer patients in Ethiopia: Systematic review and meta-analysis.PloS one · 2022Pooled it
- Cost-effectiveness of physical activity interventions in cancer survivors of developed countries: a systematic review.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2021Pooled it
- A meta-review of qualitative research on adult cancer survivors: current strengths and evidence gaps.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2019Pooled it
- Yoga intervention for colorectal cancer survivors: a qualitative study exploring participants' expectations and experiences.Annals of medicine · 2024Trial
- Quality of Life, Fatigue, and Sleep Problems in Pancreatic Cancer Patients—A Randomized Trial on the Effects of ExerciseDeutsches Arzteblatt international · 2019Trial
- Change in physical activity and quality of life in endometrial cancer survivors receiving a physical activity intervention.Health and quality of life outcomes · 2019Trial
- Effect of a 12-Week Online Walking Intervention on Health and Quality of Life in Cancer Survivors: A Quasi-Randomized Controlled Trial.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2018Trial
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- Moving beyond cancer: longitudinal changes in 24-hour movement behaviors and their association with quality of life in breast cancer survivors.Journal of activity, sedentary and sleep behaviors · 2026Article
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- Effectiveness of physical therapy techniques for cancer-related pain: a systematic review.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences · 2026Review
- Acute Exercise-Induced Epinephrine Elevation Promotes Post-Learning Memory Consolidation: A Narrative Review of Mechanisms and Implementation Strategies.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Physical activity among cancer survivors: do neighborhood walkability and metropolitan size play a role?Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2025Article
- Patient and Health Care Professional Perspectives on Barriers to and Facilitators of Healthy Eating and Exercise Among Patients With Cancer at a Safety-Net Oncology Clinic: A Qualitative Exploration.JCO oncology practice · 2025Article
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Abstract
Qualitative research on the impact of physical activity on quality of life (QoL) in adults diagnosed with cancer is accumulating. However, the field of physical activity and cancer survivorship lack a synthesis of this research to reliably understand the implications for future research and practice. The aim of this meta-synthesis was to identify, appraise, and synthesize qualitative research on cancer survivors' perspectives of the impact of physical activity on their QoL. Seven electronic databases were searched for original studies published in English, and reference lists of relevant studies were hand-searched to identify additional studies. Forty studies met eligibility criteria and were included in this meta-synthesis. Study characteristics and major findings were extracted, and findings were summarized, compared, and synthesized. Themes identified in this review revealed that physical activity positively impacted four dimensions of cancer survivors' QoL:
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