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Impact of Exercise Training on Depressive Symptoms in Cancer Patients: A Critical Analysis
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Cancer patients must deal with several health challenges, including emotional
distress and depressive symptoms. This study aimed to evaluate evidence from published systematic
reviews and meta-analyses about the efficacy of exercise on depressive symptoms in cancer patients.
Methods: We searched for previous meta-analyses of randomised controlled trials on PubMed, Web of
Science and Scopus, with data inception to 30 December 2021. Two independent researchers assessed
the methodological quality using the Assessment of Multiple Systematic Reviews 2 (AMSTAR2)
instrument. Six meta-analyses were integrated. All included middle-aged and older adults. Five
presented moderate quality, and one presented low quality. Results: Overall, a significant reduction
in depressive symptoms was observed among the included studies. However, the heterogeneity
between studies was high, and high-quality evidence for the efficacy of exercise on depressive
symptoms was limited. Conclusions: Exercise could be a possibility in the treatment of depressive
symptoms in cancer patients, especially when supervised and outside the home. The better dose of
exercise needs to be clarified. More high-quality evidence is needed to better prescribe exercise to
this vulnerable population.
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Tumour Exercise Depression Mental health Cancer survivorship . Faculdade de Ciências Sociais
Contexto Educativo
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MDPI