TY - JOUR
T1 - Effectiveness of aerobic exercise and mind-body exercise in cancer patients with poor sleep quality
T2 - A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
AU - Takemura, Naomi
AU - Cheung, Denise Shuk Ting
AU - Smith, Robert
AU - Deng, Wen
AU - Ho, Ka Yan
AU - Lin, Jingxia
AU - Kwok, Jojo Yan Yan
AU - Lam, Tai Chung
AU - Lin, Chia Chin
N1 - Funding Information:
We would like to acknowledge Dr. Pui Hing Chau for her statistical advice.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 Elsevier Ltd
Copyright:
Copyright 2020 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2020/10
Y1 - 2020/10
N2 - Exercise has promising effects on sleep disturbances and quality of life among cancer patients. Aerobic exercises (AE) and mind-body exercises (MBE) have different mechanisms for improving sleep, but whether they are effective remains unclear. This systematic review and meta-analysis is the first to examine the effectiveness of AE and MBE on sleep outcomes, specifically among cancer patients with sleep disturbances. A systematic search of several databases, from inception to January 2018, was conducted. The pooled effect sizes suggested that both AE (standardized mean difference (SMD) = 0.33, 95% confidence intervals (CI): 0.11, 0.54) and MBE (SMD = 0.18, 95% CI: 0.06, 0.30), improved sleep outcomes in cancer patients with poor sleep quality post-intervention. The effects remained significant after 3–6 months for AE, but not MBE. Due to the heterogeneity in AE, future studies should establish the optimal AE prescription. For MBE, future research should study essential components that make the intervention effect sustainable.
AB - Exercise has promising effects on sleep disturbances and quality of life among cancer patients. Aerobic exercises (AE) and mind-body exercises (MBE) have different mechanisms for improving sleep, but whether they are effective remains unclear. This systematic review and meta-analysis is the first to examine the effectiveness of AE and MBE on sleep outcomes, specifically among cancer patients with sleep disturbances. A systematic search of several databases, from inception to January 2018, was conducted. The pooled effect sizes suggested that both AE (standardized mean difference (SMD) = 0.33, 95% confidence intervals (CI): 0.11, 0.54) and MBE (SMD = 0.18, 95% CI: 0.06, 0.30), improved sleep outcomes in cancer patients with poor sleep quality post-intervention. The effects remained significant after 3–6 months for AE, but not MBE. Due to the heterogeneity in AE, future studies should establish the optimal AE prescription. For MBE, future research should study essential components that make the intervention effect sustainable.
KW - Aerobic exercises
KW - Cancer patients
KW - Mind-body exercises
KW - Poor sleep
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85085745982&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.smrv.2020.101334
DO - 10.1016/j.smrv.2020.101334
M3 - Review article
C2 - 32505970
AN - SCOPUS:85085745982
SN - 1087-0792
VL - 53
JO - Sleep Medicine Reviews
JF - Sleep Medicine Reviews
M1 - 101334
ER -
