Effects of Chemotherapy Treatment on Muscle Strength, Quality of Life, Fatigue, and Anxiety in Women with Breast Cancer

Vitor A. Marques, João B. Ferreira-Junior, Thiago V. Lemos, Rafael F. Moraes, José Roberto de S. Junior, Rafael R. Alves, Maria S. Silva, Ruffo de Freitas-Junior and Carlos A. Vieira
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Vitor A. Marques: Postgraduate Program in Health Sciences, Federal University of Goias, Goiania 74605-050, GO, Brazil
João B. Ferreira-Junior: Federal Institute of Sudeste of Minas Gerais- Campus Rio Pomba, Rio Pomba 36180-000, MG, Brazil
Thiago V. Lemos: School of Physical Education and Physiotherapy, State University of Goias, Goiania 74643-010, GO, Brazil
Rafael F. Moraes: Postgraduate Program in Health Sciences, Federal University of Goias, Goiania 74605-050, GO, Brazil
José Roberto de S. Junior: Postgraduation Program in Sciences and Technologies in Health, University of Brasília, Brasília 72220-275, DF, Brazil
Rafael R. Alves: Postgraduate Program in Health Sciences, Federal University of Goias, Goiania 74605-050, GO, Brazil
Maria S. Silva: Postgraduate Program in Health Sciences, Federal University of Goias, Goiania 74605-050, GO, Brazil
Ruffo de Freitas-Junior: Advanced Center for Diagnosis of Breast Cancer (CORA/HC/UFG/EBSERH), Clinical Hospital, Federal University of Goias, Goiania 74605-050, GO, Brazil
Carlos A. Vieira: Postgraduate Program in Health Sciences, Federal University of Goias, Goiania 74605-050, GO, Brazil

IJERPH, 2020, vol. 17, issue 19, 1-10

Abstract: The study aimed to evaluate the effects of chemotherapy treatment on muscle strength, quality of life, fatigue, and anxiety in women with breast cancer. Nineteen women who were undergoing a chemotherapy treatment (breast cancer treatment [BCT] group, 52.2 ± 13.1 years) and 18 women without cancer (control [CNT] group, 55.8 ± 8.4 years) answered questionnaires for evaluation of fatigue (Fatigue Scale), quality of life (Short-Form Healthy Survey [SF-36] questionnaire), and anxiety (State-Trait Anxiety Inventory [IDATE]) levels. Muscle strength was also assessed by an isometric grip test and an isokinetic knee extension test. Physical limitations, social and emotional domains of quality of life were lower in the BCT group in comparison to the CNT group ( p = 0.002; p = 0.003; p = 0.0003, respectively). The other domains did not differ between groups ( p > 0.05). There were no differences in fatigue and anxiety levels between both the BCT and CNT groups ( p > 0.05). Additionally, isometric grip strength was higher in the CNT group when compared to the BCT group ( p = 0.048). However, there were no differences between the BCT and CNT groups for peak torque and total work at both 60°.s −1 ( p = 0.95 and p = 0.61, respectively) and 180°.s −1 ( p = 0.94 and p = 0.72, respectively). These results suggest that three cycles of chemotherapy treatment may impair handgrip isometric strength and quality of life in women with breast cancer.

Keywords: isokinetic test; isometric strength; physical exercise; physical activity; psychobiological profile (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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