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ArticleAsian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP2021

The Effect of Exercise on Life Quality and Depression Levels of Breast Cancer Patients.

Mensure Aydin, Elif Kose, Ilhan Odabas, Bergun Meric Bingul, Deniz Demirci, Zeki Aydin

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Article in Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05704855 (A Remotely-Delivered, Combined Exercise Training Program for Cognitive Function in Women Living With and Beyond Breast Cancer), which is not on this map. Cited by 70 papers, 12 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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NCT05704855 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2023, after this paper: background citation

A Remotely-Delivered, Combined Exercise Training Program for Cognitive Function in Women Living With and Beyond Breast Cancer: A Feasibility Study

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of TorontoRan2023 to 2023Enrolled21ConditionsBreast CancerArmsCombined Exercise + Behavioural Counselling, Active Control
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

70 citing papers in PubMed, 12 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  11. The role of exercise for pain management in adults living with and beyond cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2023
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  14. The impact of multimodal high intensity exercise program comparing online and onsite interventions in breast cancer survivors: a randomized controlled trial.Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico · 2026
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  15. Effects of an exercise program on chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy in newly diagnosed breast cancer individuals receiving taxanes: a randomized controlled trial.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Mensure AydinPhysical Education and Sport, Halic University, Istanbul, Turkey.
Elif KoseDepartment of Public Health, Sakarya University School of Medicine, Sakarya, Turkey.
Ilhan OdabasPhysical Education and Sport, Halic University, Istanbul, Turkey.
Bergun Meric BingulFaculty of Sport Sciences, Kocaeli University, Kocaeli, Turkey.
Deniz DemirciFaculty of Health Sciences, Uskudar University, Istanbul, Turkey.
Zeki AydinDarica Farabi Training and Research Hospital. Department of Nephrology, University of Health Sciences, Kocaeli, Turkey.ORCID 0000-0001-8389-8271

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionThe aim of this study is to determine the effects of aerobic and stretching exercises on quality of life and depression levels of breast cancer patients.

methodsA total of 48 women (mean age 45.0±2.2 years) who were previously diagnosed with breast cancer and completed their treatment with no metastasis, were included in the study. Of these, 24 women who received the exercise program were assigned as the study group, while the remaining 24 women who did not receive the exercise program were assigned as the control group. The study group received a 12-week aerobic exercise program at the fitness club and home-based resistance exercise program designed by a sport scientist at the doctoral level. The control group was encouraged to maintain their normal level of physical activity and exercise habits throughout the study. The WHOQOL-BREF, EORTC-QLQ-C30 quality of life assessments and Beck depression inventory (BDI) were used to evaluate quality of life and the severity of depression before and after 12-week exercise programs.

resultsEORTC QLQ-C30 scoring showed that in the study group aerobic exercise positively impacted quality of life on the functional scales (physical p=0.001, role p=0.039, emotional p=0.031, social functioning p=0.010) and symptoms (fatigue p=0.001, pain p=0.001, sleep disturbance p=0.038 and financial impact p=0.015). WHOQOL-BREF assessment areas, (general p=0.001, physical p=0.02, mental p=0.001 and social health p=0.017) relationships also improved as a result of exercise. BDI showed that severity of depression in the study group decreased significantly (p=0.001).

conclusionThis study showed that aerobic and resistance exercises improved quality of life and decreased depression levels of women who previously received breast cancer treatments.<br />.

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Quality of LifeAdultBreast NeoplasmsDepressionExerciseExercise TherapyFemaleHumansMiddle AgedResistance Trainingbreast cancerdepressionExercise TherapyQuality of Life

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PMCPMC8286684

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