ReviewCancer nursing
Exercise as an Intervention to Mitigate Decreased Cognitive Function From Cancer and Cancer Treatment: An Integrative Review.
Review in Cancer nursing. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06953648 (Remotely Monitored, Mobile Health-supported, High Intensity Interval Training Before Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation), which is not on this map. Cited by 33 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Remotely Monitored, Mobile Health-supported, High Intensity Interval Training Before Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation (REMM-HIIT-HCT)
Who cites it
33 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 48 citations in OpenAlex.
- The effect of non-pharmacological interventions on cognitive function in cancer: an overview of systematic reviews.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025Pooled it
- Risk factors for cancer-related cognitive impairment among individuals with lung cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2024Pooled it
- Recruitment rates and strategies in exercise trials in cancer survivorship: a systematic review.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2024Pooled it
- The relationship between diet and cognitive function in adult cancer survivors: a systematic review.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2019Pooled it
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- The effect of 12 sessions of lymphatic massage and Pilates exercise on the executive functions of breast cancer survivors.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026Trial
- A pilot study of a targeted cognitive intervention for cancer survivors.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025Trial
- Factors associated with perceived cognitive impairment in patients with advanced lung cancer: a cross-sectional analysis.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2022Trial
- Effect of physical exercise on cognitive function after chemotherapy in patients with breast cancer: a randomized controlled trial (PAM study).Breast cancer research : BCR · 2022Trial
- A pilot feasibility randomized controlled trial adding behavioral counseling to supervised physical activity in prostate cancer survivors: behavior change in prostate cancer survivors trial (BOOST).Journal of behavioral medicine · 2021Trial
- Qigong intervention for breast cancer survivors with complaints of decreased cognitive function.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2019Trial
- Longitudinal changes in cognition, sleep, and psychological distress following the MORE program in head and neck cancer patients undergoing chemoradiotherapy.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- The Cooperation of Neurogranin with Calmodulin Promotes the Treatment of Aging-Related Diseases via Regular Exercise.Molecular neurobiology · 2025Review
- A Cognitive Training Programme on Cancer-Related Cognitive Impairment (CRCI) in Breast Cancer Patients Undergoing Active Treatment: A RCT Study Protocol.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
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- The mediating role of individual evaluation, anxiety, and depression in the association between leisure activity and cognitive function among Chinese older adults.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Association between Cognitive Function and Physical Function, Frailty, and Quality of Life in Older Breast Cancer Survivors.Cancers · 2024Article
- Changes in physical activity, sedentary behavior, and self-reported cognitive function in cancer survivors before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional study.Journal of sport and health science · 2023Article
- Improving Cognitive Function Through High-Intensity Interval Training in Breast Cancer Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2023Article
- The effects of a mobile-based multi-domain intervention on cognitive function among older adults.Preventive medicine reports · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundDecreased cognitive function associated with non-central nervous system cancers and cancer treatment significantly affects cancer survivors' quality of life. Exercise may be an effective intervention to mitigate decreased cognitive function.
objectiveThe aim of this article is to conduct an integrative review to summarize and critique the available evidence related to the use of exercise as a potential intervention for decreased cognitive function from cancer and cancer treatment.
methodsWe conducted an integrative review through January 2016 utilizing PubMed, CINAHL, and PsycINFO. Broad inclusion criteria included any quantitative study in which cognitive outcomes were reported in relationship to any type of exercise for adult cancer survivors. Effect sizes were calculated when possible based on available data.
resultsTwenty-six studies were included for review. The majority of studies (including aerobic or resistance exercise as well as mindfulness-based exercise) were associated with some improved cognitive outcomes. However, studies varied significantly in levels of evidence, cognitive domains assessed, and types of cognitive measures. Less than half of the studies included objective measures of cognitive function.
conclusionsThe evidence shows promising trends for the use of exercise as a potential intervention for improving cognitive function following cancer and cancer treatment, but questions remain concerning exercise type, timing of initiation, intensity, frequency, and duration. IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE: Additional research is warranted to understand how various types of exercise influence cognitive function in the cancer survivor population and to better understand the mechanisms driving these effects. Trial designs that include both objective and subjective measures of cognitive function are needed.
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