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Impact of Rowing Training on Quality of Life and Physical Activity Levels in Female Breast Cancer Survivors

Authors :
José Carlos Fernández-García
Juan Gavala-González
Amanda Torres-Pérez
[Gavala-González,J] Department of Physical Education and Sports, University of Seville, Seville, Spain. [Gavala-González,J
Torres-Pérez,A
Fernández-García,JC] Researching in Sport Science: Research Group (CTS-563) of the Andalusian Research Plan, Malaga, Spain. [Torres-Pérez,A
Fernández-García,JC] Department of Didactics of Languages, Arts and Sport, University of Malaga, Andalucía-Tech, IBIMA, Malaga, Spain.
This research was funded by the 'Researching in Sport Sciences' research group (CTS-563) of the Andalusian Research Plan.
Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Educación Física y Deporte
Source :
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 18, Iss 7188, p 7188 (2021), International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Volume 18, Issue 13
Publication Year :
2021
Publisher :
MDPI AG, 2021.

Abstract

The aim of this longitudinal study was to determine whether a rowing training program improved the quality of life and the physical activity levels in female breast cancer survivors (n = 28) (stage 1–4.54%<br />stage 2–36.36%<br />stage 3–54.54%<br />and stage 4–4.54%), diagnosed 4.68 ± 3.00 years previously, who had undergone a subsequent intervention (preservation 56.53% and total mastectomy 43.47%) and had a current mean age of 52.30 ± 3.78 years. The participants (n = 28) engaged in a 12-week training program, each week comprising three sessions and each session lasting 60–90 min. The short form of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ-SF) and the Short Form 36 Health Survey (SF-36) were also administered. The results showed statistically significant improvements in levels of physical activity and in the dimensions of quality of life. We can conclude that a 12-week rowing training program tailored to women who have had breast cancer increases physical activity levels, leading to improved health status and quality of life.

Subjects

Subjects :
Longitudinal study
Calidad de vida
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
Rowing
perceived health
Organisms::Eukaryota::Animals::Chordata::Vertebrates::Mammals::Primates::Haplorhini::Catarrhini::Hominidae::Humans [Medical Subject Headings]
0302 clinical medicine
Quality of life
Cancer Survivors
IPAQ-SF
Supervivientes de cáncer
Medicine
030212 general & internal medicine
Longitudinal Studies
Stage (cooking)
Total Mastectomy
Mastectomy
Water Sports
rowing
exercise
Deportes acuáticos
Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment::Investigative Techniques::Epidemiologic Methods::Data Collection::Questionnaires [Medical Subject Headings]
Middle Aged
Ejercicio físico
Encuestas y cuestionarios
Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena::Social Sciences::Quality of Life [Medical Subject Headings]
030220 oncology & carcinogenesis
Neoplasias de la mama
Female
medicine.medical_specialty
SF-36
Physical activity
Breast Neoplasms
Article
Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment::Surgical Procedures, Operative::Mastectomy::Mastectomy, Simple [Medical Subject Headings]
03 medical and health sciences
Breast cancer
breast cancer
Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment::Investigative Techniques::Epidemiologic Methods::Epidemiologic Study Characteristics as Topic::Epidemiologic Studies::Cohort Studies::Longitudinal Studies [Medical Subject Headings]
Humans
Diseases::Neoplasms::Neoplasms by Site::Breast Neoplasms [Medical Subject Headings]
Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment::Investigative Techniques::Epidemiologic Methods::Data Collection::Health Surveys [Medical Subject Headings]
business.industry
Breast cancer survivor
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Persons::Persons::Age Groups::Adult::Middle Aged [Medical Subject Headings]
medicine.disease
Check Tags::Female [Medical Subject Headings]
quality of life
Phenomena and Processes::Musculoskeletal and Neural Physiological Phenomena::Musculoskeletal Physiological Phenomena::Musculoskeletal Physiological Processes::Movement::Motor Activity::Exercise [Medical Subject Headings]
Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment::Surgical Procedures, Operative::Mastectomy [Medical Subject Headings]
Physical therapy
business

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
16617827 and 16604601
Volume :
18
Issue :
7188
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....f016b42396c37bd61fa3dfbf728c3b39