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Effects of supervised exercise therapy in patients receiving radiotherapy for breast cancer . PURPOSE Postoperative radiotherapy for breast cancer has a number of associated complications . This study examined whether supervised moderate-intensity exercise could mitigate the complications that occur during radiotherapy . PATIENTS AND METHODS Forty women were randomized before radiotherapy after various operations for breast cancer . Seventeen patients who were assigned to the exercise group performed supervised moderate-intensity exercise therapy for 50 min 3 times per week for 5 weeks . Twenty-three patients in the control group were asked to perform self-shoulder stretching exercise . The World Health Organization Quality of Life-BREF ( WHOQOL-BREF ) , brief fatigue inventory ( BFI ) , range of motion ( ROM ) of the shoulder , and pain score were assessed before and after radiotherapy . RESULTS There were no significant differences noted at baseline between groups . In the exercise group , there was an increase in the WHOQOL-BREF and shoulder ROM and decrease in BFI and pain score after radiotherapy . On the other hand , patients in the control group showed decrease in the WHOQOL-BREF and shoulder ROM and increase in BFI and pain score after radiotherapy . There were statistically significant differences in the changes in the WHOQOL , BFI , shoulder ROM , and pain score between the groups . CONCLUSION Patients receiving radiotherapy for breast cancer may benefit in physical and psychological aspects from supervised moderate-intensity exercise therapy .
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Intervention_Physical
supervised exercise therapy
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Intervention_Physical
radiotherapy
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Intervention_Physical
radiotherapy
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Intervention_Physical
moderate-intensity exercise
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Intervention_Physical
radiotherapy
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Intervention_Physical
radiotherapy
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Intervention_Physical
exercise group
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Intervention_Physical
supervised moderate-intensity exercise therapy
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Intervention_Control
control group
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Intervention_Physical
perform self-shoulder stretching exercise .
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Intervention_Physical
radiotherapy
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Intervention_Physical
radiotherapy
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Intervention_Control
control
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Intervention_Physical
radiotherapy
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Intervention_Physical
radiotherapy
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Intervention_Physical
supervised moderate-intensity exercise therapy .
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Outcome_Other
World Health Organization Quality of Life-BREF ( WHOQOL-BREF )
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Outcome_Other
brief fatigue inventory ( BFI )
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Outcome_Physical
range of motion ( ROM ) of the shoulder
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Outcome_Pain
pain score
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Outcome_Other
WHOQOL-BREF and shoulder ROM
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Outcome_Pain
decrease in BFI and pain score
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Outcome_Physical
WHOQOL-BREF
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Outcome_Physical
shoulder ROM
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Outcome_Pain
increase in BFI and pain score
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Outcome_Physical
WHOQOL
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Outcome_Physical
BFI
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Outcome_Physical
shoulder ROM
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Outcome_Pain
pain score
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Participant_Condition
Forty women were randomized before radiotherapy
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Participant_Condition
Twenty-three patients
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Participant_Condition
control group
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Participant_Condition
patients