The impact of exercise interventions on domains of quality of life in women diagnosed with breast cancers during chemotherapy treatment: a meta-analytic review - PubMed
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- Exercise interventions significantly improve quality of life in women with breast cancer during chemotherapy.
- Aerobic exercise, combined aerobic-strength training, and strength training alone all showed significant benefits.
- The study analyzed 21 randomized controlled trials involving 3024 participants.
- Aerobic exercise had the highest positive effect on quality of life (Hedges' g = 0.482).
- Substantial heterogeneity was observed among the studies (I² = 55.76%).
- The study highlights the need for further research to determine optimal exercise prescriptions.