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Programa de Exercício Após Cirurgia por Cancro de Mama : Estudo Piloto Aleatorizado e Controlado
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Purpose: This paper reports on short term, preliminary findings of a study which aimed to investigate the
effectiveness of a group exercise program on physical activity levels (PA), body mass index (BMI) and
quality of life (QOL) of women after breast cancer surgery.
Methods: A pilot randomized controlled trial. Thirty-seven women, submitted to breast cancer surgery in
the Hospital Fernando Fonseca, Amadora, submitted to standard physiotherapy intervention, were
elected to the study. They were randomly allocated into intervention group (IG, n=19) and control group
(CG, n=18). Some elements declined. The final IG was n=11 and the CG n=10, similar in age. All subjects
maintained the standard physiotherapy intervention. The experimental group was submitted to the
exercise program. All subjects were evaluated in the beginning and final of the program.
Results: Preliminary findings suggest results on the physical activity levels (p=0,017) and in quality of life
related to physical functioning (p=0,016) and to global health status (p=0,030) at the end of the program.
Other outcomes suggested improvement without statistical significance.
Conclusions: The limitations of this study do not allow for generalization of findings. These need to be
interpreted with caution by clinicians. Exercise is, however, identified as an important strategy to improve
heath status in breast cancer patients.
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Breast cancer Exercise
Citation
Sequeira, M. & Silva, M.G. (2011). Programa de Exercício Após Cirurgia por Cancro de Mama : Estudo Piloto Aleatorizado e Controlado. Ifisionline, 2 (1)