@misc{10481/61660,
year = {2019},
url = {http://hdl.handle.net/10481/61660},
abstract = {Background: Breast cancer patients have to face a high-risk state during chemotherapy, which involves deterioration of their
health including extensive physical deterioration. Face-to-face physical exercise programs have presented low adherence rates
during medical treatment, and telehealth systems could improve these adherence rates.
Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of a Web-based exercise program (e-CuidateChemo) to mitigate the
side effects of chemotherapy on the physical being, anthropometric aspects, and body composition. Results: Functional capacity improved significantly in the e-CuidateChemo group compared to the control group (6-minute
walk test: 62.07 [SD 130.09] m versus –26.34 [SD 82.21] m; 6-minute walk test % distance predicted: 10.81% [SD 22.69%] m
versus –4.60% [SD 14.58%]; between-group effect: P=.015 for both). The intervention group also showed significantly improved
secondary outcomes such as between-group effects for abdominal (24.93 [SD 26.83] s vs –18.59 [SD 38.69] s), back (12.45 [SD
10.20] kg vs 1.39 [10.72] kg), and lower body (–2.82 [SD 3.75] s vs 1.26 [SD 2.84] s) strength; all P<.001 compared to the control
group.
Conclusions: This paper showed that a Web-based exercise program was effective in reversing the detriment in functional
capacity and strength due to chemotherapy.},
organization = {The study was funded by a research project grant from the Andalusian Health Service, Junta de Andalucia, call for subsidies for
the financing of biomedical research and health sciences in Andalusia (SAS-0457-2010) and by the Spanish Ministry of Education
(FPU14/01069 and FPU17/00939).},
publisher = {JMIR Publications, Inc.},
keywords = {Breast cancer},
keywords = {Physical fitness},
keywords = {Randomized control trial},
keywords = {Therapeutic exercise},
keywords = {Chemotherapy},
title = {A Web-Based Exercise System (e-CuidateChemo) to Counter the Side Effects of Chemotherapy in Patients With Breast Cancer: Randomized Controlled Trial},
doi = {10.2196/14418},
author = {Ariza García, Carmen Angélica and Lozano Lozano, Mario and Galiano Castillo, Noelia and Postigo Martín, Elisa Paula and Arroyo Morales, Manuel and Canterero Villanueva, Irene},
}