Physical Activity Promotion Programmes in Childhood Cancer Patients and Their Impact on Fatigue and Pain: A Systematic Review
Cancer is one of the main causes of death in children, however, the techniques and interventions applied allow the cure of 80% of diagnosed cases. The aim of this review was to determine the benefits of a health and physical activity promotion programme to reduce pain and fatigue symptoms in childre...
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| author | Catherine Malysse Rita Pilar Romero-Galisteo Jose Antonio Merchán-Baeza J. Ignacio Durán-Millán Manuel González-Sánchez Alejandro Galan-Mercant |
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| description | Cancer is one of the main causes of death in children, however, the techniques and interventions applied allow the cure of 80% of diagnosed cases. The aim of this review was to determine the benefits of a health and physical activity promotion programme to reduce pain and fatigue symptoms in children and adolescents with cancer. The databases PubMed, Embase, Scopus, Cochrane, Web of Science and PEDro were searched between December 2020 and January 2021 to elaborate this review, using the keywords child, cancer, exercise, fatigue and pain. The review was preregistered in PROSPERO (ID CRD42021262183). Six studies, out of 937 identified at baseline, were finally included in the review: four randomised controlled trials and two quasi-experimental studies. The total sample size of all the included studies was of 474 participants with very different types of cancer and evolution, and outcome variables were pain, fatigue, physical activity level, self-efficacy and quality of life. A health and physical activity promotion programme seems to improve fatigue in paediatric cancer patients and survivors, but no significant results were found related to pain. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9e937041917c4b71bc918b9ba89b3c552023-11-23T07:42:11ZengMDPI AGChildren2227-90672021-12-01812111910.3390/children8121119Physical Activity Promotion Programmes in Childhood Cancer Patients and Their Impact on Fatigue and Pain: A Systematic ReviewCatherine Malysse0Rita Pilar Romero-Galisteo1Jose Antonio Merchán-Baeza2J. Ignacio Durán-Millán3Manuel González-Sánchez4Alejandro Galan-Mercant5Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Málaga, Avda. Cervantes, 2, 29071 Málaga, SpainDepartment of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Málaga, Avda. Cervantes, 2, 29071 Málaga, SpainResearch Group on Methodology, Methods, Models and Outcomes of Health and Social Sciences (M<sub>3</sub>O), Centre for Health and Social Care Research (CESS), Faculty of Health Science and Welfare, University of Vic-Central University of Catalonia (UVIC-UCC), C. Sagrada Família, 7, 08500 Vic, SpainDepartment of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Málaga, Avda. Cervantes, 2, 29071 Málaga, SpainDepartment of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Málaga, Avda. Cervantes, 2, 29071 Málaga, SpainMOVE-IT Research Group, Department of Physical Education, Faculty of Nursing and Physiotherapy, University of Cádiz, 11003 Cádiz, SpainCancer is one of the main causes of death in children, however, the techniques and interventions applied allow the cure of 80% of diagnosed cases. The aim of this review was to determine the benefits of a health and physical activity promotion programme to reduce pain and fatigue symptoms in children and adolescents with cancer. The databases PubMed, Embase, Scopus, Cochrane, Web of Science and PEDro were searched between December 2020 and January 2021 to elaborate this review, using the keywords child, cancer, exercise, fatigue and pain. The review was preregistered in PROSPERO (ID CRD42021262183). Six studies, out of 937 identified at baseline, were finally included in the review: four randomised controlled trials and two quasi-experimental studies. The total sample size of all the included studies was of 474 participants with very different types of cancer and evolution, and outcome variables were pain, fatigue, physical activity level, self-efficacy and quality of life. A health and physical activity promotion programme seems to improve fatigue in paediatric cancer patients and survivors, but no significant results were found related to pain.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/8/12/1119childcancerfatiguepainhealth promotionphysical activity |
| spellingShingle | Catherine Malysse Rita Pilar Romero-Galisteo Jose Antonio Merchán-Baeza J. Ignacio Durán-Millán Manuel González-Sánchez Alejandro Galan-Mercant Physical Activity Promotion Programmes in Childhood Cancer Patients and Their Impact on Fatigue and Pain: A Systematic Review Children child cancer fatigue pain health promotion physical activity |
| title | Physical Activity Promotion Programmes in Childhood Cancer Patients and Their Impact on Fatigue and Pain: A Systematic Review |
| title_full | Physical Activity Promotion Programmes in Childhood Cancer Patients and Their Impact on Fatigue and Pain: A Systematic Review |
| title_fullStr | Physical Activity Promotion Programmes in Childhood Cancer Patients and Their Impact on Fatigue and Pain: A Systematic Review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Physical Activity Promotion Programmes in Childhood Cancer Patients and Their Impact on Fatigue and Pain: A Systematic Review |
| title_short | Physical Activity Promotion Programmes in Childhood Cancer Patients and Their Impact on Fatigue and Pain: A Systematic Review |
| title_sort | physical activity promotion programmes in childhood cancer patients and their impact on fatigue and pain a systematic review |
| topic | child cancer fatigue pain health promotion physical activity |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/8/12/1119 |
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