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Effectiveness of Baduanjin Exercise on Quality of Life and Psychological Health in Postoperative Patients With Breast Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

Xin-Xin Ye, Zi-Yang Ren, Somayeh Vafaei, Jun-Meng Zhang, Yuan Song, Yang-Xin Wang, Pei-Ge Song

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

20 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  6. Effects of exercise on immune cells with tumor-specific activity in breast cancer patients and survivors: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2023
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  14. Association between thyroid disorders and extra-thyroidal cancers, a review.Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Xin-Xin YeSchool of Public Health and Women's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Zi-Yang RenSchool of Public Health and Women's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Somayeh VafaeiDepartment of Molecular Medicine, Faculty of advanced Technologies in Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Jun-Meng ZhangBloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4776-6639
Yuan SongSchool of Nursing, Henan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou, Henan, China.
Yang-Xin WangThe Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Pei-Ge SongSchool of Public Health and Women's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundBaduanjin exercise is a traditional Chinese Qigong exercise. This study aimed to investigate the effects of Baduanjin exercise on the quality of life and psychological status of postoperative patients with breast cancer.

methodsA systematic review and meta-analysis were conducted. Eight databases were searched from inception to December 15, 2021, restricting the language to English and Chinese. RevMan5.3 software was employed for data analysis. This study was registered in PROSPERO, number CRD 42020222132.

resultsA total of 7 randomized controlled trials (RCTs) with 450 postoperative breast cancer patients with or without Baduanjin exercise were collected. Compared with the group without Baduanjin, those who practiced Baduanjin showed significant improvement in quality of life (WMD = 5.70, 95% CI 3.11-8.29,

conclusionsBaduanjin is an effective exercise, which can significantly improve the quality of life and psychological health of breast cancer patients after operation.

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Breast NeoplasmsQigongExerciseFemaleHumansMental HealthQuality of LifeBaduanjinbreast cancerpsychological healthquality of lifesystematic review

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PMID35699146
PMCPMC9202258

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