Exercise interventions for patients with gynaecological cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Abstract

Background People with gynaecological cancer commonly suffer from physical and psychological symptoms related to their cancer and cancer treatment. Objective To evaluate and synthesise the evidence examining the effect of interventions with an exercise component for females with gynaecological cancer. Data sources Medline, CINAHL, EMBASE, PubMed, PEDro, PsycINFO and Cochrane Library were searched systematically in September 2014. Study selection Randomised controlled trials were included if they investigated the effects of interventions with an exercise component in patients with gynaecological cancer. Study appraisal Two reviewers independently assessed the risk of bias of studies using the..