- Title
- Effect of concurrent training on physical performance and quality of life in children with malignancy: A systematic review and meta-analysis
- Creator
- Zang, Wanli; Fang, Mingqing; Chen, Haohao; Huang, Xinmeng; Li, Dong; Yan, Jin; Shu, Heng; Zhao, Mingyuan
- Relation
- Frontiers in Public Health Vol. 11, no. 1127255
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1127255
- Publisher
- Frontiers Research Foundation
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2023
- Description
- Objective: This study aims to evaluate the intervention effect of concurrent training on children with malignant tumors to provide evidence for prescribing exercise for children with malignant tumors. Methods: Twelve databases were searched from inception to October 15, 2022. Two researchers independently screened the literature, evaluated the quality, extracted the data, and performed the meta-analysis using R. Result: A total of nine randomized controlled trials involving 371 children were included in this study. The meta-analysis revealed that muscle strength was significantly greater in the exercise group compared to the usual care group [SMD = 0.26, 95% CI (0.04, 0.48), P = 0.023], with subgroup analysis showing no significant difference in upper limb [SMD = 0.13, 95% CI (-0.17, 0.43), P = 0.318] and a considerable difference in lower limb strength [SMD = 0.41, 95% CI (0.08, 0.74), P = 0.015]. Physical activity [SMD = 0.57, 95% CI (0.03, 1.1), P = 0.038], timed up and down stairs test [SMD = -1.22, 95% CI (-2.04, -0.4), P = 0.004], 6-min walking ability [SMD = 0.75, 95% CI (0.38, 1.11), P < 0.01], quality of life [SMD = 0.28, 95% CI (0.02, 0.53), P = 0.033], and cancer-related fatigue [SMD = -0.53, 95% CI (-0.86, -0.19), P = 0.002] were significantly better than the usual care group. There were no significant differences in peak oxygen uptake [SMD = 0.13, 95% CI (-0.18, 0.44), P = 0.397], depression [SMD = 0.06, 95% CI (-0.38, 0.5), P = 0.791], and withdrawal rates [RR = 0.59, 95% CI (0.21, 1.63), P = 0.308] between the two groups. Conclusion: Concurrent training could improve physical performance for children with malignancy but had no significant effect on mental health. Because the quality level of evidence is mostly very low, future high-quality randomized controlled trials are required to confirm these findings. Systematic review registration: https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO/display_record.php?RecordID=364140, identifier CRD42022308176.
- Subject
- pediatric; physical performance; quality of life; concurrent training; exercises (physical-skill); SDG 3; Sustainable Development Goals
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1492857
- Identifier
- uon:53434
- Identifier
- ISSN:2296-2565
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- x
- Language
- eng
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