SynthesisSupportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer2024
Exercise interventions for self-perceived body image, self-esteem and self-efficacy in women diagnosed with breast cancer: a systematic review with meta-analysis and meta-regressions.
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- The impact of different exercise modalities on health-related quality of life in patients with prostate cancer undergoing androgen deprivation therapy: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.Frontiers in oncology · 2026Pooled it
- 24-week home-based walking program in the early adjuvant setting in breast cancer patients who receive aromatase inhibitor endocrine therapy: lessons learned from the SAKK 95/17 WISE prospective, randomized, multicenter trial.Breast (Edinburgh, Scotland) · 2026Trial
- EHealth intervention for quality of life in long-term breast cancer survivors: randomized controlled trial.Journal of the National Cancer Institute · 2026Trial
- A qualitative analysis of cancer patients' views on facilitators and barriers for the implementation of oncological exercise therapy.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026Article
- Self-efficacy in the managing late sequelae in long-term breast cancer survivors in Spain.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Mediating the role of medical coping styles among psychosocial factors in breast cancer patients with type C personality.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- The relationship between physical activity self-worth and body appreciation among physically active women: the mediating role of psychological resilience.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Mediating role of self-efficacy in the relationship between social integration and self-disgust among patients with stroke.Frontiers in neurology · 2026Article
- Exploring Predictors of Self-Perceived Cardiorespiratory Fitness ≥ 5 Years Beyond Breast Cancer Diagnosis: A Cross-Sectional Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
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Abstract
purposeTo synthesise the effectiveness of exercise interventions on self-perceived body image, self-esteem and self-efficacy in women diagnosed with breast cancer who are undergoing or have completed primary adjuvant treatments.
methodsA systematic review was conducted with meta-analysis and meta-regressions. Five electronic databases were searched from inception to June 2023, and hand searches were performed to explore the reference lists of similar systematic reviews. The established selection criteria were randomised clinical trials that evaluated any type of physical exercise intervention with self-perceived body image, self-esteem and self-efficacy as outcomes. No restrictions were imposed with respect to the control group. Main characteristics were extracted for each study. Meta-analyses, meta-regressions and sensitivity analyses were performed. The certainty of evidence for each outcome was graded using the GRADE approach. The risk of bias was evaluated using the RoB2 Cochrane tool.
resultsTwenty studies, comprising 19 different samples (n = 2030), were included. In general, meta-analysis indicated that physical exercise interventions were not superior to controls for improving self-esteem and body image in women diagnosed with breast cancer. However, subgroup meta-analysis showed a significant difference in self-esteem improvement for resistance exercise (SMD = 0.31; 95% CI = 0.07, 0.55; p = 0.01; I
conclusionSupervised exercise and resistance training appear to be effective exercise modalities for improving self-esteem in women diagnosed with breast cancer. In contrast, exercise interventions are not significantly associated with improvements in body image, while results on self-efficacy are controversial. However, due to the study's limitations, further research is needed.
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