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Sustainable impact of an individualized exercise program on physical activity level and fatigue syndrome on breast cancer patients in two German rehabilitation centers

Baumann, Freerk T., Bieck, Oliver, Oberste, Max, Kuhn, Rafaela, Schmitt, Joachim, Wentrock, Steffen, Zopf, Eva, Bloch, Wilhelm +2 more·2017·Supportive Care in Cancer

Abstract

Purpose Although physical activity has been demonstrated to increase cancer survival in epidemiological studies, breast cancer patients tend toward inactivity after treatment. Methods Breast cancer patients were quasi-randomly allocated to two different groups, intervention (IG) and control (CG) groups. The intervention group (n = 111) received an individual 3-week exercise program with two additional 1-week inpatient stays after 4 and 8 months. At the end of the rehabilitation, a home-based exercise program was designed. The control group (n = 83) received a 3-week rehabilitation program and did not obtain any follow-up care. Patients from both groups were measured using questionnaires on physical activity, fatigue, and quality of life (QoL) at five time points, 4 months (t1), 8 months (t2), 12 months (t3), 18 months (t4), and 24 months (t5) after the beginning of the rehabilitation. Results After 2 years, the level of physical activity (total metabolic rate) increased significantly from 2733.16 ± 2547.95 (t0) to 4169.71 ± 3492.27 (t5) metabolic equivalent (MET)-min/week in the intervention group, but just slightly changed from 2858.38 ± 2393.79 (t0) to 2875.74 ± 2590.15 (t5) MET-min/week in the control group (means ± standard deviation). Furthermore, the internal group comparison showed significant differences after 2 years as well. These results came along with a significantly reduced fatigue syndrome and an increased health-related quality of life. Conclusions The data indicate that an individual, according to their preferences, and physical-resource-adapted exercise program has a more sustainable impact on the physical activity level in breast cancer patients than the usual care. It is suggested that the rehabilitation program should be personalized for all breast cancer patients.

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Authors
Baumann, F. T., Bieck, O., Oberste, M., Kuhn, R., Schmitt, J., Wentrock, S., Zopf, E., Bloch, W., Schüle, K., & Reuss-Borst, M.
Affiliations
German Sport University Cologne (DE)
Corresponding author
Baumann, Freerk T.
Venue
Supportive Care in Cancer
Published
2016-12-09
Volume
25
Issue
4
Pages
1047-1054
ISSN
  • 0941-4355 (ISSN-L)
  • 1433-7339
OpenAlex
W2560109088
Cited by
60
References
34
Citations by year
2026: 2 · 2025: 2 · 2024: 4 · 2023: 9 · 2022: 9 · 2021: 7 · 2020: 5 · 2019: 11 · 2018: 7 · 2017: 4
FWCI
3.96
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Supportive Care in Cancer (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Research Bank (Australian Catholic University) (submittedVersion)
Funders
Deutsche Rentenversicherung Baden Württemberg
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Cancer survivorship and care
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Cancer Risks and Factors
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Physical Activity and Health
Keywords
breast cancer, individualized exercise program, physical activity, cancer-related fatigue, quality of life, cancer rehabilitation, home-based exercise, inpatient rehabilitation, personalized rehabilitation, long-term follow-up
MeSH terms
Breast Neoplasms, Exercise Therapy, Fatigue, Female, Humans, Middle Aged, Quality of Life, Surveys and Questionnaires, Rehabilitation Centers, Syndrome, Case-Control Studies, Precision Medicine

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