Effectiveness of home-based exercise in breast cancer survivors: a randomized clinical trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Breast cancer patients are recommended to engage in regular exercise. In developing countries, where there is a lack of facilities to offer specialized, supervised exercise for this population, regularly exercising might be a challenge. We aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of a home-based intervention in this population.

Methods

Breast cancer survivors were randomly assigned to either the home-based exercise program or the usual care group. Exercise intervention included walking, balance, and stretch exercises, along with weekly follow-up telephone calls. Quality of life (QOL) was evaluated using EORTC QLQ-C30 and EORTC QLQ-BR23 questionnaires and the predicted VO₂ peak was measured using the Ebbeling submaximal treadmill test.

Results

Eighty-n

SUBMITTER: Farajivafa V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10405487 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature