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Pedometer based exercise program for a patient with breast cancer receiving chemotherapy-case report

  • Aagna R. Gandhi
  • , Stephen Rajan Samuel*
  • , K. Vijaya Kumar
  • , PU Prakash Saxena
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

This was a case study of a 47-year-old female who was planned for chemotherapy post her breast cancer diagnosis. The purpose of this study was to observe the effect of a pedometer-based exercise program on Cancer-Related Fatigue (CRF), Quality of Life (QoL), Functional capacity and body composition on patients with breast cancer receiving chemotherapy. A pedometer-based walking program was administered for duration of 7 weeks. After 7 weeks of intervention, which includes 2 follow-ups, potential changes were observed in all the outcome measures.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)94-98
Number of pages5
JournalJournal of Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences University
Volume9
Issue number2
Publication statusPublished - 01-04-2020

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This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General Medicine

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