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Aquatic Therapy Reduces Pain and Fatigue in Breast Cancer Survivors: A Systematic Review
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Background and Purpose: Pain and cancer-related fatigue (CRF) are impairments from breast cancer or the medical and surgical therapies for breast cancer. Aquatic therapy has been found to be effective for the problems of pain and CRF. The purpose of this systematic review was to determine whether aquatic therapy reduced pain and CRF among people with breast cancer and to identify any elements of aquatic therapy associated with those effects. Methods: The protocol for this systematic review was registered with PROSPERO, and PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses) standards were followed. Four databases were searched, and studies were selected on the basis of predetermined criteria. Data were extracted into a template for analysis and thematic synthesis. Measures of methodological quality (risk of bias) and level of evidence were applied. Results: Six studies involving 137 subjects who received treatment were included. Subjects received aquatic therapy (water-based exercise for rehabilitation) that was compared with various land-based interventions. Studies were evaluated with the Oxford Centre for Evidence-based Medicine—Levels of Evidence for Therapy/Prevention Studies Rating Scale, and all studies had a high or acceptable level of evidence. Studies were evaluated with the APTA Critical Appraisal Tool for Experimental Intervention Studies, and 5 studies had a high or acceptable quality. High-quality evidence supported the use of aquatic the…
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Metadata
- Authors
- Barbagelata, K., Eadi, J., McNamara, M., Sayles, M., & Smith, J. M.
- Affiliations
- Utica College (US)
- Corresponding author
- Smith, James M.
- ORCID
- Smith, James M.
- Venue
- Rehabilitation Oncology
- Published
- 2020-12-16
- Volume
- 39
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- E35-E41
- ISSN
- 2168-3808 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W3115848987
- Cited by
- 7
- References
- 13
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- FWCI
- 0.11
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- hybrid
- doi.org
- Licence
- cc-by-nc-nd
- Locations
- Rehabilitation Oncology (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Cancer survivorship and care
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Rehabilitation › Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Cancer-related cognitive impairment studies
- Keywords
- aquatic therapy, breast cancer survivors, cancer-related fatigue, pain, aquatic exercise, rehabilitation, adverse effects, feasibility, safety
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