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

Effects of exercise on life satisfaction of people diagnosed with cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Javier Fernández-Sánchez, Daniel Trujillo-Colmena, Adrián Rodríguez-Castaño, Ana Myriam Lavín-Pérez, Juan Del Coso, Arturo Casado, Daniel Collado-Mateo

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Synthesis 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. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.1field-weighted citation impact, top 20% of its field
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

3 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Javier Fernández-SánchezSport Sciences Research Centre, Rey Juan Carlos University, Fuenlabrada, Madrid, Spain.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0001-0739-209X
Daniel Trujillo-ColmenaSport Sciences Research Centre, Rey Juan Carlos University, Fuenlabrada, Madrid, Spain.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0006-6383-5787
Adrián Rodríguez-CastañoSport Sciences Research Centre, Rey Juan Carlos University, Fuenlabrada, Madrid, Spain.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0000-0104-3430
Ana Myriam Lavín-PérezSport Sciences Research Centre, Rey Juan Carlos University, Fuenlabrada, Madrid, Spain. am.lavin.2018@alumnos.urjc.es.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9357-9987
Juan Del CosoSport Sciences Research Centre, Rey Juan Carlos University, Fuenlabrada, Madrid, Spain.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5785-984X
Arturo CasadoSport Sciences Research Centre, Rey Juan Carlos University, Fuenlabrada, Madrid, Spain.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7668-6844
Daniel Collado-MateoSport Sciences Research Centre, Rey Juan Carlos University, Fuenlabrada, Madrid, Spain.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5140-465X
Universidad Rey Juan Carlos · ESSynlab Czech (Czechia) · CZ

Funding

Torres Quevedo Spanish National Grant DIN2018- 010129
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeA cancer diagnosis is commonly associated with a decline in patient's life satisfaction and more pessimistic expectations about the future. The identification of strategies to improve life satisfaction in patients with cancer is of great interest to health practitioners since it may be associated with a better prognosis of cancer and higher survival rates. Previous meta-analyses and reviews concluded that exercise could significantly improve health-related quality of life in this population, but the effects of exercise on life satisfaction are still not well-known. This review aims to analyse the effects of exercise programs on life satisfaction in people with cancer and individuals who have overcome cancer.

methodsThe present systematic review and meta-analysis followed the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. A thorough search of databases including Web of Science and PubMed/MEDLINE was carried out. Six studies (535 participants) in which the effect of an exercise program was compared to a non-exercise program control condition in patients with cancer were considered eligible. A subsequent meta-analysis was performed using the random effects model to calculate the standardized mean differences (SMD) and 95% confidence intervals (CI).

resultsExercise intervention improved satisfaction with life compared with a control condition (SMD = 1.28; p = 0.02 with a 95% CI of 0.22 to 2.34).

conclusionExercise could be considered an effective tool to improve life satisfaction in patients with cancer. Hence, professionals might consider the possibility of integrating physical exercise into strategies aimed at enhancing the low life satisfaction often experienced by patients. PROSPERO: CRD42023438146.

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ExerciseNeoplasmsQuality of LifeDepressionHumansPersonal SatisfactionDepressionExerciseHealth-related quality of lifeOncologySatisfaction with lifeSurvival

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PMID38637349
PMCPMC11026230
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