Takuya Fukushima1, Jiro Nakano2, Kaori Hashizume3, Kazumi Ueno3, Emi Matsuura3, Yuta Ikio4, Shun Ishii5, Satoru Morishita6, Koji Tanaka7, Yoko Kusuba8. 1. Department of Musculoskeletal Oncology and Rehabilitation, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan. 2. Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Kansai Medical University, Osaka, Japan. Electronic address: nakanoj@hirakata.kmu.ac.jp. 3. Institute of Biomedical Sciences (Health Sciences), Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan. 4. Department of Rehabilitation, Japanese Red Cross Nagasaki Genbaku Hospital, Nagasaki, Japan. 5. Department of Rehabilitation, Michinoo-Miyata Orthopedic Clinic, Nagasaki, Japan. 6. Department of Nursing, Nagasaki University Hospital, Nagasaki, Japan. 7. Graduate School of Health Sciences, Gunma University, Gunma, Japan. 8. School of Nursing at Fukuoka, International University of Health and Welfare, Fukuoka, Japan.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Quality of life has multiple aspects, but little is known about the effects of exercise on each domain of it. This systematic review aimed to determine the effects of aerobic, resistance, and mixed exercise on multiple aspects of quality of life in patients with cancer through a meta-analysis. METHODS: Randomized controlled trials with quality of life were collected, and 20 studies were analyzed. Subgroup analyses were performed according to exercise types. RESULTS: Exercise improved global, physical, role, and emotional quality of life, but not cognitive and social quality of life. Aerobic, resistance, and mixed exercises improved global, physical, role, emotional, and social quality of life; global, physical and role quality of life; and only physical quality of life, respectively. CONCLUSION: According to exercise type, aerobic and resistance exercises improved global, physical, and role quality of life, whereas aerobic exercise only improved emotional quality of life.
BACKGROUND: Quality of life has multiple aspects, but little is known about the effects of exercise on each domain of it. This systematic review aimed to determine the effects of aerobic, resistance, and mixed exercise on multiple aspects of quality of life in patients with cancer through a meta-analysis. METHODS: Randomized controlled trials with quality of life were collected, and 20 studies were analyzed. Subgroup analyses were performed according to exercise types. RESULTS: Exercise improved global, physical, role, and emotional quality of life, but not cognitive and social quality of life. Aerobic, resistance, and mixed exercises improved global, physical, role, emotional, and social quality of life; global, physical and role quality of life; and only physical quality of life, respectively. CONCLUSION: According to exercise type, aerobic and resistance exercises improved global, physical, and role quality of life, whereas aerobic exercise only improved emotional quality of life.