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ArticleSupportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer2024

Keep calm and keep rowing: the psychophysical effects of dragon boat program in breast cancer survivors.

Tatiana Moro, Andrea Casolo, Veronica Bordignon, Alessandro Sampieri, Giorgia Schiavinotto, Lisa Vigo, Marta Ghisi, Antonio Paoli, Silvia Cerea

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Article in Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05206526 (DRagonboat Activity for CAncer RecoverY and Self-efficacy), which is not on this map. Cited by 10 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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2 · The registry

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NCT05206526 nacompletednot on this map

DRagonboat Activity for CAncer RecoverY and Self-efficacy

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of PadovaRan2021 to 2021Enrolled32ConditionsBreast CancerArmsDragon Boat, Home-based Exercise
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  3. Rowing through recovery: Psychophysical outcomes of a combined 12-week rowing and exercise program in breast cancer survivors.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026
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  8. Non-commonly prescribed physical exercises, disciplines and sports in breast cancer survivors: a narrative review.Translational breast cancer research : a journal focusing on translational research in breast cancer · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Tatiana MoroDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, Istituto Di Fisiologia, University of Padova, Via Marzolo 3, 35131, Padua, Italy.
Andrea CasoloDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, Istituto Di Fisiologia, University of Padova, Via Marzolo 3, 35131, Padua, Italy. andrea.casolo@unipd.it.
Veronica BordignonDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, Istituto Di Fisiologia, University of Padova, Via Marzolo 3, 35131, Padua, Italy.
Alessandro SampieriDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, Istituto Di Fisiologia, University of Padova, Via Marzolo 3, 35131, Padua, Italy.
Giorgia SchiavinottoDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, Istituto Di Fisiologia, University of Padova, Via Marzolo 3, 35131, Padua, Italy.
Lisa VigoDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, Istituto Di Fisiologia, University of Padova, Via Marzolo 3, 35131, Padua, Italy.
Marta GhisiDepartment of General Psychology, University of Padova, Padua, Italy.
Antonio PaoliDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, Istituto Di Fisiologia, University of Padova, Via Marzolo 3, 35131, Padua, Italy.
Silvia CereaDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, Istituto Di Fisiologia, University of Padova, Via Marzolo 3, 35131, Padua, Italy.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeDragon Boat discipline has become a popular type of physical exercise among women with breast cancer. The present study aims to investigate the effects of Dragon Boat activity on body composition, physical function, and psychosocial aspects (i.e., body appreciation and quality of life [QoL]) in women operated for breast cancer.

methodsThirty-one women (age, 57.88 ± 7.88 years; BMI, 27.86 ± 6.38 kg·m

resultsDragon Boat activity significantly improved the 30CST (+ 6%, p = .011) and 6MWT performance (+ 30%, p = .011) compared to a home-based non-supervised training program. Moreover, 20% (3/15 women) of women in the DB group obtained a reliable change from pre- to post-intervention in the BAS-2 and in the mental QoL component of the SF-12 (vs 15% and 0% of the HC group). No reliable change emerged for the physical component of the SF-12.

conclusionDragon Boat activity is efficient to improve lower limb strength in women operated for breast cancer. Furthermore, Dragon Boat activity emerged to improve body appreciation and mental QoL in some of the women assigned to this activity. Importantly, no adverse events were documented during the intervention.

trial registrationNCT05206526 (10/02/2022).

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Breast NeoplasmsCancer SurvivorsWater SportsAgedFemaleHand StrengthHumansMiddle AgedQuality of LifeShipsBody imageBreast cancerDragon BoatMotor skillsQuality of life

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PMID38456933
PMCPMC10924022

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