RT journal article
T1 Physical Activity Promotion Programmes in Childhood Cancer Patients and Their Impact on Fatigue and Pain: A Systematic Review
A1 Malysse, Catherine
A1 Romero-Galisteo, Rita Pilar
A1 Merchán-Baeza, Jose Antonio
A1 Durán-Millán, J. Ignacio
A1 Gonzalez-Sanchez, Manuel
A1 Galán Mercant, Alejandro
A2 Enfermería y Fisioterapia
K1 child
K1 cancer
K1 fatigue
K1 pain
K1 health promotion
K1 physical activity
K1 coaching
AB Cancer is one of the main causes of death in children, however, the techniques and interventions applied allow the cure of 80% of diagnosed cases. The aim of this review was to determine the benefits of a health and physical activity promotion programme to reduce pain and fatigue symptoms in children and adolescents with cancer. The databases PubMed, Embase, Scopus, Cochrane, Web of Science and PEDro were searched between December 2020 and January 2021 to elaborate this review, using the keywords child, cancer, exercise, fatigue and pain. The review was preregistered in PROSPERO (ID CRD42021262183). Six studies, out of 937 identified at baseline, were finally included in the review: four randomised controlled trials and two quasi-experimental studies. The total sample size of all the included studies was of 474 participants with very different types of cancer and evolution, and outcome variables were pain, fatigue, physical activity level, self-efficacy and quality of life. A health and physical activity promotion programme seems to improve fatigue in paediatric cancer patients and survivors, but no significant results were found related to pain.
PB MDPI
SN 2227-9067
YR 2021
FD 2021-12
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10498/26438
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10498/26438
LA eng
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Cádiz
RD 10-nov-2026