The Effects of Home-Based Walking on Cancer-Related Fatigue in Patients with Breast Cancer: A Systematic Review

Year 2024, Volume: 14 Issue: 3, 790 - 799, 30.09.2024

Dilek Aygin , Aysel Gül

https://doi.org/10.33808/clinexphealthsci.1418956

Abstract

Objective: Home-based walking programs can be a good option for breast cancer patients with fatigue. However, studies on the effectiveness of home-based walking exercise programs have not fully defined proper exercise prescriptions that may be safe and beneficial for breast cancer patients, and their effects on fatigue are still controversial. This systematic review aimed to evaluate the effect of home-based walking on fatigue management in patients with breast cancer.
Method: In this study, electronic databases such as Scopus, Pubmed, Web of Science, Medline, Science Direct, and Ebsco Ultimate were searched. The randomized controlled studies published between January 2002 and February 2022 were included in the study. The data were summarized narratively.
Results: Patients in the studies consisted of young individuals. The majority of their cancer stages ranged from I to III. A significant part of them received chemotherapy. Home-based walking was found to have positive effects on cancer-related fatigue in women with breast cancer. Home-based walking prescriptions were provided to patients through face-to-face or telephone counseling or printed learning materials. It was determined that the exercise frequency, duration and intensity of home-based walking programs varied in the studies.
Conclusion: Home-based walking was found to have positive effects on cancer-related fatigue in women with breast cancer. Therefore, home-based walking can be a simple, cost-effective and safe approach to women with breast cancer. The heterogeneity in reporting procedures suggests that further high-quality and uniform studies should be conducted to reach a stronger consensus on the effects of home-based walking program on fatigue.

Keywords

breast cancer, walking, fatigue, exercise, physical activity

Ethical Statement

An ethics committee approval was not required for the study.

Supporting Institution

None

Project Number

PROSPERO Registration Number: CRD42022335068

Thanks

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