RT journal article
T1 The Influence of Therapeutic Exercise on Survival and the Quality of Life in Survivorship of Women with Ovarian Cancer
A1 Sicardo Jiménez, Sebastián
A1 Viñolo Gil, María Jesús
A1 Carmona Barrientos, Inés María
A1 Martín Vega, Francisco Javier
A1 García Muñoz, Cristina
A1 Guillén Vargas, Antonio Rodrigo
A1 González Medina, Gloria
A2 Enfermería y Fisioterapia
K1 neoplasm
K1 cancer
K1 ovarian
K1 therapeutic exercise
K1 survivorship
K1 surviva
AB Background: Ovarian cancer is the most difficult of all gynaecological cancers to treat, mainly due to its late diagnosis. Although exercise interventions have been reported to be safe and beneficial for ovarian cancer, treatment does not include it and is usually a combination of chemotherapy and surgery. It is increasingly common to include exercise as a tool to increase survival in the cancer population. The aim of this study was to determine the influence of therapeutic exercise on survival and the quality of life in survivorship in women with ovarian cancer. Methods: Literature review of clinical trials, reviews and pilot studies compiled in three databases collected in PubMed, PEDro and Scopus. Results: Of the 44 articles found, 10 were selected. Improvements in survival, quality of life and comorbidities associated with ovarian cancer were found with exercise interventions as a treatment tool. Conclusions: Through the application of therapeutic exercise, improvements in survival and quality of life were observed, as well as in the general symptomatology of ovarian cancer. No adverse effects have been found with its use, but future studies with larger sample sizes with more detailed and individualised interventions combined with conventional treatment are needed.
PB MDPI
SN 1660-4601
YR 2022
FD 2022-12
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10498/28800
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10498/28800
LA eng
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Cádiz
RD 08-nov-2026