Is physical activity effective against cancer-related fatigue in lung cancer patients? An umbrella review of systematic reviews and meta-analyses

Hou, Weiqian; Zhai, Liwen; Yang, Yujie; Gu, Shanshan; Li, Conghui; Yang, Yao; Zhu, Yi

doi:10.1007/s00520-023-07627-4

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“…Finally, 16 umbrella reviews were deemed eligible and included in the present meta-umbrella study. [53][54][55][56][57][58][59][60][61][62][63][64][65][66][67][68] Figure 1 depicts the PRISMA flowchart for the study selection process and the Table 1 in Supplementary Material contains the list of full-text articles that were read and excluded along with the specific reasons for exclusion.…”

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Associations between physical activity and health outcomes in clinical and non-clinical populations: A systematic meta-umbrella review

Zagorianakou,

Mantzoukas,

Tatsis

et al. 2023

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Background: The beneficial effect of physical activity in various health conditions is recognised, but the consistency and magnitude of its outcomes remain debated. Therefore, we aimed to chart the evidence of the association between physical activity and health outcomes in clinical and non-clinical populations. Methods: We conducted a meta-umbrella review using a semiquantitative and descriptive analysis. We searched PubMed/MEDLINE, PsycINFO, and CINHAL databases from inception to February 28, 2023, for umbrella reviews that evaluated the relationship between physical activity and health outcomes using validated methods to assess evidence levels. Two reviewers independently screened, extracted data, and assessed quality of the umbrella reviews. The overlap analysis of component meta-analyses within the umbrella reviews was performed using the Corrected Covered Area (CCA) method. To ensure consistency, pooled effect estimates were converted to equivalent odds ratios (eORs). Results: Sixteen umbrella reviews with a total of 130 statistically significant associations were included. The sole risk-demonstrating association, supported by convincing evidence, was between intensive sports and atrial fibrillation (eOR=1.64, 95%CI=1.10-2.43). The strongest protective associations, supported by convincing and highly suggestive evidence, were between any physical activity and the incidence of Parkinson's disease (eOR=0.66, 95%CI=0.57-0.78), Alzheimer's disease (eOR=0.62, 95%CI=0.52-0.72), cognitive decline (eOR=0.67; 95%CI=0.57-0.78), breast cancer incidence (eOR=0.87, 95%CI=0.84-0.90), endometrial cancer incidence (eOR=0.79, 95%CI=0.74-0.85), and between recreational physical activity and the incidence/mortality of cancer (eOR=0.70, 95%CI=0.60-0.83). The remaining ones demonstrated lower levels of evidence, while 60 (46.2%) of those exhibited multiple levels of evidence, displaying a lack of consistency. Conclusion: Despite the inconsistent evidence across associations, the contribution of regular physical activity to maintaining both physical and mental health cannot be underestimated, particularly when it comes to cognitive and cancer outcomes. The association between intensive sports and potential risk of atrial fibrillation requires further consideration though.

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Associations between physical activity and health outcomes in clinical and non-clinical populations: A systematic meta-umbrella review

Zagorianakou,

Mantzoukas,

Tatsis

et al. 2023

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“…A search of the PubMed [75] database for the years 2020-2024 using the key words lung cancer, tai chi and qigong yielded 109 hits, which indicates that these tools of Chinese medicine are being used frequently in lung cancer research. Some of those studies are cited in the reference section [76][77][78][79][80][81][82][83][84][85][86][87].…”

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"Tai Chi, Qigong and the Treatment of Lung Cancer: A Study in Artificial Intelligence"

McGee

2024

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Tai chi and qigong are longstanding tools in the Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) toolbox. They have been used for centuries to treat a wide variety of diseases and ailments. Whereas western medicine places its primary focus on the treatment of existing disease, Chinese medicine places more emphasis on prevention. Both tai chi and qigong build up and strengthen the body's natural immune system, which helps to prevent the onset of disease and other ailments and also helps to treat the symptoms of patients who have already contracted an illness. In recent years, western medicine has started to pay more attention to tai chi and qigong. Many western medical studies have incorporated the practice of these two Chinese tools into their analysis and treatment, generally as supplements to traditional western medicine. A relatively new tool of western medicine has been the introduction of the use of artificial intelligence to aid in research as well as the treatment of various maladies. The present article adds to these two bodies of literature. The focus is on finding medical studies that have incorporated artificial intelligence, using two popular chatbots -Copilot and Gab AI -in an attempt to determine which bot provides better information. The test topic is lung cancer. The study found that both bots provided useful information, but that Copilot produced more and better information. This finding will be useful for medical scholars who want to incorporate the use of artificial intelligence into their studies but may not know where to start. This study may be replicated to examine other ailments and diseases as well as medical procedures and the management of medical practices.

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The effectiveness of different non-pharmacological therapies on cancer-related fatigue in cancer patients:A network meta-analysis

Long,

Zhou,

Zhou

et al. 2024

International Journal of Nursing Studies

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Is physical activity effective against cancer-related fatigue in lung cancer patients? An umbrella review of systematic reviews and meta-analyses

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References 79 publications

Associations between physical activity and health outcomes in clinical and non-clinical populations: A systematic meta-umbrella review

Associations between physical activity and health outcomes in clinical and non-clinical populations: A systematic meta-umbrella review

"Tai Chi, Qigong and the Treatment of Lung Cancer: A Study in Artificial Intelligence"

The effectiveness of different non-pharmacological therapies on cancer-related fatigue in cancer patients:A network meta-analysis

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