- The data items extracted.
| Authors | Patients characteristics | Intervention group | Control group/UC | Results | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lymphoma percentage | Intervention group | Control group | |||||
| Van Dongen et al26 | 109 participants recently treated with autologous stem cell transplantation (MM: 58 (53.2) or lymphoma: 51 (46.8) | n=54/48 Mean age: 53.5±20.67 M= 32 (59) | n=55/45 Mean age: 56±19.67 M= 37 (67) | 18-weeks High-intensity resistance and interval training ex’s. | No exercise intervention | 86% patients showed up in average of 10 sessions of supervised exercise in IG. Result showed up to 25% improvement in physical fitness. Fatigue level was improved in both groups with no different. | |
| Furzer et al24 | 37 haematological cancer having completed treatment (NHL: 27 (73), HL: 6 (16), MM: 4 (11) | n=18 Mean age: 48.2±12.3 (range: 22-64) | n=19 Mean age: 49.6±14.1 (range: 25-68) | 12 weeks tailored exercise intervention which includes progressed cardiovascular training and resistance program. | Did not complete any structured exercise.Provided diary & general healthy life-style advice | The physiological outcomes showed a significant improvement in: cancer related fatigue, cardiovascular fitness, QoL, and body composition. | |
| Chuang et al17 | 96 NHL patients who underwent their first course of chemotherapy | n=48 Mean age: 55.85±16.78 M= 26 (27.1) F= 22 (22.9) | n=48 Mean age: 64.54±15.51 M= 29 (30.2) F= 19 (19.8) | A Chan-Chuang Qigong program for 21 days.The nursing guidance booklet is modified and tailored to patients with NHL | No intervention | It showed significant decreased in fatigue intensity and interference in the qigong group. Also, improvement in the IG in white blood cell counts, hemoglobin levels, sleep quality, and QOL. | |
| Yeh et al19 | 108 non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma patients who were undergoing chemotherapy (1st cycle chemotherapy) | n=51 M= 28 (54.9) F= 23 (45.1) | n=51 M= 29 (56.9) F= 22 (43.1) | Chan-Chuang qigong for 21 days | Usual care | The qigong group showed a significant decreased over time in the average fatigue, worse fatigue, and overall sleep. | |
| Mean age: 59.79±16.54 years (range 23-90 years) | |||||||
| Courneya et al23 | 122 lymphoma receiving chemotherapy or no treatments. | n=57 | n=60 | Supervised aerobic exercise program (bike).Telephone follow-up of missed sessions. | Asked not to increase their exercise during the intervention. | Effects of aerobic exercise on sleep quality: improvement in global sleep quality compared with UC. | |
| Mean age: 53 years F=48 and M=69 | |||||||
| Courneya et al21 | 122 lymphoma patients | n=60 Mean age: 52.8 (range: 18-77) | n=62 Mean age: 53.5 (range: 18-80) | 12 weeks of supervised aerobic exercise program (gradual increase intensity) | Not to increase their exercise during the intervention | There was no any statistically significant associations between exercise levels and cancer-specific mortality. | |
Values are presented as a number and (%), mean±standard deviatin (SD). AML: acute myeloid leukemia, ALL: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, HL: Hodgkin lymphoma, NHL: non-Hodgkin lymphoma, IG: intervention group, UC: usual care, M: male, F: female, QOL: quality of life