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The Effectiveness of Mind-Body Exercise on Health-Related Quality of Life and Mental Health During and After Breast Cancer Treatment: An Umbrella Review of Meta-Analyses for Randomized Controlled Trials.
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- Comparative effectiveness of traditional Chinese non-pharmacological therapies for chemotherapy-related symptoms in cancer patients: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026Pooled it
- Comparative efficacy of mind-body exercises on quality of life, anxiety, and depression in patients with breast cancer: a systematic review with pairwise and network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Frontiers in public health · 2026Pooled it
- Comparison of different exercise modalities on chronic inflammation and immune function in cancer survivors: a systematic review with network, dose-response, and Bayesian meta-analyses.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025Pooled it
- Mind-body interventions for cancer-related dyspnoea: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025Pooled it
- Optimal mind-body exercise for quality of life, anxiety, and depression in cancer patients and survivors: A pairwise, network, and dose-response meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Applied psychology. Health and well-being · 2026Article
- Efficacy of traditional Chinese exercise on postoperative rehabilitation in lung cancer patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of thoracic disease · 2026Article
- Traditional physical exercise and depression in older adults: the mediating role of interoceptive awareness and the moderating effect of perceived stress.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
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Abstract
backgroundPrevious studies regarding mind-body exercise among people with breast cancer mostly focused on one type of mind-body exercise and provided conflicting results.
aimsThis paper aims to systematically synthesize the evidence hierarchy and examine the credibility of previous meta-analyses of different types of mind-body exercises.
methodsWe searched PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, and Epitemonikos from database inception to February 2nd, 2024, for meta-analyses of randomized controlled trials. Included meta-analyses examined the effects of mind-body exercises on at least one outcome of health-related quality of life, cancer-related fatigue, depression, anxiety, and sleep quality in breast cancer patients. The random effects estimates (Hedges'G), 95% prediction interval, small study effect, and excess significance bias were calculated. Furthermore, we categorized meta-analyses based on the evidence credibility criteria and assessed quality using A Measurement Tool to Assess Systematic Reviews 2.
resultsThe umbrella review included a re-analysis of 16 meta-analyses of 9 articles including 134 randomized controlled trials involving 9469 breast cancer patients and survivors. We identified 3 articles as "low" quality and 6 articles as "critically low" quality. Convincing evidence supported the effectiveness of Yoga intervention in reducing depression symptoms (G = -0.77, 95% Confidence Interval [-0.93, -0.61]). However, 11 meta-analyses were supported by weak evidence (1 for Qigong alleviated depression, 4 for Qigong, Baduanjin, Tai Chi Chuan, and Yoga improved health-related quality of life, 3 for multiple mind-body exercises, Tai Chi Chuan, and Yoga reduced cancer-related fatigue, 2 of Baduanjin and Yoga reduced anxiety, as well as 1 of Yoga improved sleep quality). LINKING EVIDENCE TO ACTION: Mind-body exercises, especially yoga, may be beneficial for improving health-related quality of life and mental health for breast cancer patients. Further high-quality interventions investigating diverse mind-body exercise interventions are warranted to ascertain the effectiveness of health-related quality of life and mental health outcomes.
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