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ArticleSupportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer2022

Ballet after breast cancer: investigating the feasibility and acceptability of a novel 16-week classical ballet intervention for breast cancer survivors.

Eliza R Macdonald, Briana K Clifford, David Simar, Rachel E Ward

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Article in Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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  1. Experiences of breast cancer survivors with exercise rehabilitation: qualitative systematic review and meta-synthesis.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2023
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Eliza R MacdonaldDepartment of Exercise Physiology, School of Health Sciences, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5372-8378
Briana K CliffordDepartment of Exercise Physiology, School of Health Sciences, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4392-795X
David SimarDepartment of Exercise Physiology, School of Health Sciences, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3862-1932
Rachel E WardDepartment of Exercise Physiology, School of Health Sciences, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, Australia. rachel.ward@unsw.edu.au.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5643-5650

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThe "Ballet after breast cancer" study sought to investigate the feasibility and acceptability of a 16-week classical ballet intervention for breast cancer survivors, delivered face-to-face and/or online.

methodsBreast cancer survivors were recruited to take part in 2 × 1-h ballet classes per week for 16 weeks. Primary outcomes of feasibility and acceptability were assessed according to rates of enrolment and attendance and participant feedback via questionnaire. Secondary outcomes included quality of life (QOL), upper-body disability, shoulder range of motion (ROM), muscular strength, aerobic capacity, and physical activity levels. Associations between rate of attendance and changes in secondary measures were explored.

resultsThirty-one participants (62% of eligible individuals) enrolled in the program. Twenty-nine women commenced the intervention [53.3 ± 10.8 years (Mean ± SD)], attending 77.6% [67.6, 87.5] (Mean [95% CI]) of sessions. Based on these rates of enrolment and attendance, and participant feedback, the program was deemed feasible and acceptable to participants. Significant improvements in shoulder ROM and reductions in sedentary behaviour were achieved. Participants also reported improvements in physical capacity and psychological, social, and cognitive wellbeing.

conclusionsThe "Ballet after breast cancer" program, delivered face-to-face and/or online, was feasible and acceptable to breast cancer survivors. Improvements in shoulder ROM achieved doing ballet were pertinent given the adverse effects of upper-body morbidity on breast cancer survivor QOL. Improvements in physical activity behaviour and perceived benefits to wellbeing also support the use of ballet to mitigate QOL impairment after treatment. IMPLICATIONS FOR CANCER SURVIVORS: The physical demands and the fun, creative, and social characteristics of ballet promote improvement across multiple domains of health and wellbeing. Ballet shows promise as an activity to improve QOL and increase long-term engagement in health-promoting physical activity after breast cancer.

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Breast NeoplasmsCancer SurvivorsDancingFeasibility StudiesFemaleHumansQuality of LifeBreast cancerClassical balletDance for healthPhysical activityQuality of lifeUpper-body morbidity

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PMID36301400
PMCPMC9607692

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