Effects of Physical Exercise in Older Patients with Cancer: Literature Integrative Review
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https://doi.org/10.32635/2176-9745.RBC.2024v70n1.4514Keywords:
Health of the Elderly, Exercise, Exercise Therapy, Neoplasms/therapyAbstract
Introduction: The increase of the older population and the prevalence of cancer in these individuals bring up the emergence of studies able to expand the debate about the effects of exercise in oncological patients.
Objective: To verify the effects of aerobic, resisted, and combined physical exercise in older individuals diagnosed with cancer. Method: Integrative review carried out in the databases PubMed, PEDro, SciELO, between
November 2022 and March 2023. The following key words were used: physical exercise, physical training, older, older individuals in Portuguese and in English. The inclusion criteria were articles addressing older than 60 years individuals or more diagnosed with cancer, in pharmacological
treatment or not, who performed aerobic, resistive or combined physical exercises. In total, 318 articles were found, seven of which met the inclusion criteria. Results: The studies included evaluated the effects of a combined exercise program, comprising aerobic and resistive exercise protocols. It was possible to verify that the practice of physical exercises produced positive effects in the population, with better functional capacity and physical performance of those diagnosed with cancer. Conclusion: An analysis of the studies allowed to conclude that aerobic and resistive physical exercises
are beneficial for older patients diagnosed with cancer, improving their functional capacity, mostly.
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