ArticleCancers2021
Absolute and Relative Handgrip Strength as Indicators of Self-Reported Physical Function and Quality of Life in Breast Cancer Survivors: The EFICAN Study.
Article in Cancers, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06429189 (An Online Home-based Combined Exercise Intervention With Self-selected Intensity for Women With Breast Cancer), which is not on this map. Cited by 19 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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An Online Home-based Combined Exercise Intervention With Self-selected Intensity for Women With Breast Cancer: The Home-Combo Randomized Controlled Trial.
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19 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Association of Handgrip Strength with Quality of Life in Breast Cancer Survivors: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP · 2022Pooled it
- 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
- Self-perceived muscular strength and its correlation with physical, mental, and emotional health status in long-term breast cancer survivors: a cross-sectional study.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2026Article
- Baseline Oral Microbiota Richness Is Associated with Training-Induced Improvements in Relative Handgrip Strength in Older Adults.Nutrients · 2026Article
- Relative handgrip strength mediates the association between metabolic syndrome and health-related quality of life among Korean adult women.BMC research notes · 2026Article
- Telerehabilitation in Postoperative Breast Cancer Care: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.JMIR rehabilitation and assistive technologies · 2025Review
- Handgrip strength, dynapenia, and health-related quality of life in older Korean adults.BMC geriatrics · 2025Article
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- Relationship of handgrip strength, asymmetries, and calf circumference with functional capacity in individuals with intellectual disabilities: an age group analysis.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2025Article
- Resistance training is an underused and promising tool in eating disorder recovery: a narrative review.Journal of eating disorders · 2025Review
- Nonregular Physical Activity and Handgrip Strength as Indicators of Fatigue and Psychological Distress in Cancer Survivors.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2025Article
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- Home-Combo: an online home-based exercise intervention for women with breast cancer undergoing neoadjuvant chemotherapy: study protocol for a 2-arm pragmatic randomized controlled trial.Frontiers in oncology · 2025Article
- Keep calm and keep rowing: the psychophysical effects of dragon boat program in breast cancer survivors.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2024Article
- Upper limb disabilities and associated factors among breast cancer survivors: A quantitative cross-sectional study.SAGE open medicine · 2024Article
- Rehabilitation Exercises Supported by Monitor-Augmented Reality for Patients with High-Grade Glioma Undergoing Radiotherapy: Results of a Randomized Clinical Trial.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- Preoperative low absolute and relative handgrip strength as predictors of postoperative short-term outcomes: a prospective study based on patients aged 60 years and older with gastric cancer.European geriatric medicine · 2023Observational
- Psychological Characteristics Associated with Post-Treatment Physical Status and Quality of Life in Patients with Brain Tumor Undergoing Radiotherapy.Journal of personalized medicine · 2022Article
- Relative Handgrip Strength Mediates the Relationship between Hemoglobin and Health-Related Quality of Life in Older Korean Adults.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundAlthough breast cancer (BC) is the most prevalent type of cancer in the world, its high survival rate implies that many people live long after the treatments and face their side effects. The physical function (PF) and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of people surviving BC decreases significantly, which makes important to identify markers that may be associated with a better health status and prognosis. Previous studies suggest that handgrip strength (HGS) and HGS relative to the body mass index (rHGS) are good indicators of PF and HRQoL in different populations. However, it is unknown whether this applies to BC survivors. This study aimed to evaluate the association of HGS and rHGS with PF and HRQoL in this population.
methodsSixty female BC survivors participated. Handgrip strength was assessed with a dynamometer. Arm volume was estimated and upper limb impairments, as well as cancer-related fatigue, depression, life satisfaction and HRQoL, were assessed using standardized questionnaires.
resultsHigher levels of HGS and rHGS were associated with higher levels of HRQoL, lower cancer-related fatigue, and fewer problems with the affected arm.
conclusionsThese results suggest that HGS may be a good indicator of self-reported PF and HRQoL in female BC survivors.
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