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SynthesisJournal of cancer survivorship : research and practice2020

Physical activity and nutrition interventions for older adults with cancer: a systematic review.

Cynthia C Forbes, Flavia Swan, Sarah L Greenley, Michael Lind, Miriam J Johnson

Registry-linked trialOpen access · hybridAbstract readSystematic Review
PubMed Full text at PMC Publisher
In one paragraph

Synthesis in Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05404022 (Cancer Behavioural Nutrition and Exercise Feasibility Trial - Phase II Randomised Controlled Trial Among Older Adults With Lung Cancer), which is not on this map. Cited by 36 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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36citing papers in PubMed, 4 pooled it
4.7field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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.

NCT05404022 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2022, after this paper: background citation

Cancer Behavioural Nutrition and Exercise Feasibility Trial - Phase II Randomised Controlled Trial Among Older Adults With Lung Cancer

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of HullRan2022 to 2023Enrolled11ConditionsLung Neoplasm Malignant, Mesothelioma, LungArmsTailored nutrition and physical activity programme
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

36 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 70 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. A home-based 12-week chair exercise intervention for older adults with advanced cancer receiving chemotherapy: a randomized pilot feasibility trial.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025
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  15. The effect of traditional Chinese medicine on psychological conditions among elderly patients with cancer: a scoping review.Psychogeriatrics : the official journal of the Japanese Psychogeriatric Society · 2024
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  17. Bibliometric analysis of research trends in the relationship between frailty and neoplasms over the past decade.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Cynthia C ForbesWolfson Palliative Care Research Centre, Hull York Medical School, University of Hull, Kingston-Upon-Hull, UK. cindy.forbes@hyms.ac.uk.ORCID 0000-0002-3259-1832
Flavia SwanWolfson Palliative Care Research Centre, Hull York Medical School, University of Hull, Kingston-Upon-Hull, UK.
Sarah L GreenleyAcademy of Primary Care, Hull York Medical School, University of Hull, Kingston-Upon-Hull, UK.
Michael LindCancer Research Group, Hull York Medical School, University of Hull, Kingston-Upon-Hull, UK.
Miriam J JohnsonWolfson Palliative Care Research Centre, Hull York Medical School, University of Hull, Kingston-Upon-Hull, UK.
University of Hull · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThe aim of this review was to summarize the current literature for the effectiveness of activity and nutritional based interventions on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in older adults living with and beyond cancer (LWBC).

methodsWe conducted systematic structured searches of CINAHL, Embase, Medline, Cochrane CENTRAL databases, and bibliographic review. Two independent researchers selected against inclusion criteria: (1) lifestyle nutrition and/or activity intervention for people with any cancer diagnosis, (2) measured HRQoL, (3) all participants over 60 years of age and (4) randomized controlled trials.

resultsSearches identified 5179 titles; 114 articles had full text review, with 14 studies (participant n = 1660) included. Three had nutrition and activity components, one, nutrition only and ten, activity only. Duration ranged from 7 days to 1 year. Interventions varied from intensive daily prehabilitation to home-based gardening interventions. Studies investigated various HRQoL outcomes including fatigue, general and cancer-specific quality of life (QoL), distress, depression, global side-effect burden and physical functioning. Eight studies reported significant intervention improvements in one or more QoL measure. Seven studies reported using a psychosocial/theoretical framework. There is a gap in tailored nutrition advice.

conclusionsAmong the few studies that targeted older adults with cancer, most were activity-based programmes with half reporting improvements in QoL. Future research should focus on or include tailored nutrition components and consider appropriate behaviour change techniques to maximize potential QoL improvement. IMPLICATIONS FOR CANCER SURVIVORS: More research is needed to address the research gap regarding older adults as current recommendations are derived from younger populations.

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ExerciseQuality of LifeAgedCancer SurvivorsHumansNeoplasmsNutrition TherapyAgedDietExerciseHealth behaviourNeoplasmsQuality of lifeRehabilitationReviewWell-being

Identifiers

PMID32328828
PMCPMC7473955
OpenAlexW3017401691

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