SynthesisBreast cancer research and treatment2019
Systematic review of economic evaluations of exercise and physiotherapy for patients treated for breast cancer.
Synthesis in Breast cancer research and treatment, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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15 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 31 citations in OpenAlex.
- Cost-effectiveness of physical activity interventions in cancer survivors of developed countries: a systematic review.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2021Pooled it
- Remote interventions to improve exercise behaviour in sedentary people living with and beyond cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC cancer · 2021Pooled it
- Cost-effectiveness of peer-delivered physical activity promotion and maintenance programs for initially sedentary breast cancer survivors.Translational behavioral medicine · 2023Trial
- A cost-consequences analysis of the SAFE trial: a comparative, effectiveness trial evaluating high- versus low-supervision of an exercise intervention for women with breast cancer.Breast cancer (Tokyo, Japan) · 2023Trial
- Efficacy of a 4-Week Nurse-Led Exercise Rehabilitation Program in Improving the Quality of Life in Women Receiving a Post-Mastectomy Reconstruction Using the Motiva ErgonomixInternational journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Trial
- Exercise versus usual care after non-reconstructive breast cancer surgery (UK PROSPER): multicentre randomised controlled trial and economic evaluation.BMJ (Clinical research ed.) · 2021Trial
- Cost-Effectiveness Analysis from a Randomized Controlled Trial of Tailored Exercise Prescription for Women with Breast Cancer with 8-Year Follow-Up.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Trial
- Willingness to pay for exercise oncology services: a mixed methods study.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025Article
- Generic Health Utility Measures in Exercise Oncology: A Scoping Review and Future Directions.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2023Article
- Cost-utility analysis of a supervised exercise intervention for women with early-stage endometrial cancer.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2023Article
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- Research on the Economics of Cancer-Related Health Care: An Overview of the Review Literature.Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Monographs · 2022Review
- A Focus Group Study to Understand the Perspectives of Physiotherapists on Barriers and Facilitators to Advancing Rehabilitation in Low-Resource and Conflict Settings.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
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- The challenge of timing: a qualitative study on clinician and patient perspectives about implementing exercise-based rehabilitation in an acute cancer treatment setting.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2020Article
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Abstract
purposeTreatments for breast cancer can lead to chronic musculoskeletal problems. This study aimed to systematically review the evidence surrounding the cost-effectiveness of exercise and physiotherapy interventions aimed at reducing the risk of physical symptoms and functional limitations due to breast cancer treatment.
methodsA systematic review of the cost-effectiveness of exercise and physiotherapy interventions during and following treatment for breast cancer was undertaken according to PRISMA guidelines. Literature searches were carried out in Ovid MEDLINE, Ovid Embase, Web of Science, EconLit, CINAHL, PsycINFO, Scopus and the Cochrane Library. Cost-effectiveness evidence was summarised in a descriptive manner and studies were assessed using quality appraisal tools. The review protocol was registered on PROSPERO.
resultsA total of 7783 articles were identified and seven were included in the final review. Five studies undertook trial-based economic evaluations, whereas two studies conducted economic evaluation based on decision models. One study was a cost-effectiveness analysis (CEA), three undertook stand-alone cost-utility analyses (CUA) and three studies were combined CEAs and CUAs. Three studies reported favourable cost-effectiveness results for different exercise or physiotherapy interventions. In contrast, four studies found that exercise and physiotherapy interventions were not cost-effective on the basis of quality-adjusted life year outcomes.
conclusionsThe evidence surrounding the cost-effectiveness of exercise and physiotherapy interventions for the treatment of breast cancer remains sparse with contrasting conclusions. Future research should particularly aim to broaden the evidence base by disentangling the contributing effects of frequency, intensity, time and type of exercise and physiotherapy interventions on cost-effectiveness outcomes.
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