Efficacy of exercise interventions for women during and after gynaecological cancer treatment - a systematic scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To systematically synthesise evidence of exercise intervention efficacy for physical/psychosocial outcomes that matter to women during/following treatment for gynaecological cancer.

Methods

Five databases were searched (PubMed, EMBASE, CINAHL, PsychInfo, Scopus). Exercise-only intervention studies that included women during/ following treatment for any gynaecological cancer, with/ without control comparison, on any physical or psychosocial outcome(s), were included and qualitatively appraised using the Revised Cochrane Risk of Bias tool and a modified Newcastle-Ottawa Scale.

Results

Seven randomised controlled trials (RCTs), three single-arm pre-post studies, and one prospective cohort study satisfied were included (11 studies). Most studies were completed fol

SUBMITTER: Rose GL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10191940 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature