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Updated systematic review of exercise studies in breast cancer survivors: attention to the principles of exercise training

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Neil-Sztramko, Sarah E, Winters-Stone, Kerri M, Bland, Kelcey A, Campbell, Kristin L·2019·British Journal of Sports Medicine

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Objectives: To update our previous evaluation of the exercise interventions used in randomised controlled trials of breast cancer survivors in relation to (1) the application of the principles of exercise training in the exercise prescription; (2) the reporting of the components of the exercise prescription; and (3) the reporting of adherence of participants to the prescribed interventions. Design: Systematic review. Data sources: The OVID Medline, Embase, CINAHL and SPORTDiscus electronic databases were searched from January 2010 to January 2017. Eligibility criteria: Randomised controlled trials of at least 4 weeks of aerobic and/or resistance exercise in women diagnosed with breast cancer, reporting on physical fitness or body composition outcomes. Results: Specificity was appropriately applied by 84%, progression by 29%, overload by 38% and initial values by 67% of newly identified studies. Reversibility was reported by 3% anddiminishing returns by 22% of newly identified studies. No studies reported all components of the exercise prescription in the methods, or adherence to the prescribed intervention in the results. Reporting of reversibility has increased from 2010, but no other improvements in reporting were noted from the previous review. Summary/Conclusion: No studies of exercise in women with breast cancer attended to all principles of exercise training, or reported all components of the exercise prescription in the methods, or adherence to the prescription in the results. Full reporting of the exercise prescribed and completed is essential for study replication in research and translating research findings into the community, and should be prioritised in future trials.

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  1. Mowafy ZME, Zoheiry IMI, Elmonem MGA, et al. Efficacy of aerobic training on maximal oxygen consumption and total leukocytes count after chemotherapy in breast cancer patients. International Journal of PharmTech Research 2016;9:34-40.

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Authors
Neil-Sztramko, S. E., Winters-Stone, K. M., Bland, K. A., & Campbell, K. L.
Affiliations
University of British Columbia (CA)
Venue
British Journal of Sports Medicine
Publisher
BMJ
Published
2017-11-21
Volume
53
Issue
8
Pages
504-512
ISSN
  • 0306-3674 (ISSN-L)
  • 1473-0480
OpenAlex
W2769014174
Cited by
120
References
114
Citations by year
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FWCI
1.32
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Locations
  • British Journal of Sports Medicine (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • HighWire Press Open Archive (submittedVersion)
Funders
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Cancer survivorship and care
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Complementary and alternative medicine › Cardiovascular and exercise physiology
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Physical Activity and Health
Keywords
breast cancer survivors, exercise prescription, specificity, progression, overloading, reversibility, diminishing returns, initial values, exercise adherence, reporting quality, aerobic exercise, resistance training, physical fitness, body composition
MeSH terms
Cancer Survivors, Breast Neoplasms, Exercise Therapy, Female, Humans, Physical Fitness, Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic

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