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Physical Activity Interventions for Colorectal Cancer Survivors: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.

Youjin Jung, Joohyun Chung, Heesook Son

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Synthesis in Cancer nursing. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

15 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  13. A qualitative exploration of exercise motivation among colorectal cancer survivors: an application of the theory of planned behavior.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Youjin JungAuthor Affiliations: National Evidence-Based Healthcare Collaborating Agency, Seoul, South Korea (Ms Jung); College of Nursing, University of Massachusetts at Amherst (Dr Chung); Chung-Ang University, Red Cross College of Nursing, Seoul, South Korea (Dr Son).
Joohyun Chung
Heesook Son

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPhysical activity (PA) has been shown to improve total mortality and colorectal-specific mortality risk; however, colorectal cancer (CRC) survivors have lower rates of PA compared with survivors with other types of cancers.

objectiveTo examine the effect of PA interventions on CRC survivors.

methodsA systematic review and meta-analysis were conducted to identify randomized controlled trials that met the inclusion criteria, which included an intervention designed to increase PA and more than 1 outcome of interest. Random effects of the meta-analyses were performed using Review Manager 5.3.

resultsEight publications representing 7 randomized controlled trials of 803 participants were identified. All studies used a combination of behavioral change methods. Physical activity interventions significantly improved disease-specific quality of life, PA level, and maximum amount of oxygen and did not show significant improvements for fatigue and body mass index among CRC survivors.

conclusionsWe provided evidence that PA interventions were effective in improving disease-specific quality of life, PA level, and maximum amount of oxygen; however, they did not improve fatigue and body mass index. Further randomized controlled trials are needed to determine the optimal mode of delivering PA intervention for CRC survivors. IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE: As the survival rate of patients with CRC increases, survivors of CRC need to increase PA in a community setting after completing primary treatments. Effective and efficient modes of PA intervention delivery could improve health-related outcomes and address specific barriers for CRC survivors.

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Colorectal NeoplasmsQuality of LifeExerciseHumansRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicSurvivors

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PMID34694086
PMCPMC8560161

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