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. 2022 Mar 22;17(5):1371–1385. doi: 10.1007/s11764-022-01192-1

Table 3.

Intention-to-treat analyses assessing the effects of the exercise intervention on cancer-related fatigue, depressive symptoms, health-related quality of life, and life satisfaction in female breast cancer survivors

Change from baseline at week 12 Intervention Mean difference in the change from baseline to week 12 (95%CI) Effect size (Cohen’s d) P
Exercise (n = 32) Control (n = 28)
Mean change (SE) Mean change (SE)
Cancer-related fatigue, FACT-F, 0–52 1.8 (1.0) 1.4 (1.1) 0.4 (− 2.7 to 3.5) 0.07 0.802
CES-D total score, 0–60  − 2.4 (1.4) 0.0 (1.5)  − 2.4 (− 6.4 to 1.6) 0.30 0.235
FACT-B
  PWB subscale, 0–28 1.5 (0.6) 0.8 (0.6) 0.7 (− 0.9 to 2.4) 0.21 0.374
  SWB subscale, 0–28  − 1.9 (0.6)  − 0.5 (0.7)  − 1.4 (− 3.2 to 0.5) 0.40 0.143
  EWB subscale, 0–24 0.6 (0.4) 0.1 (0.4) 0.5 (− 0.7 to 1.7) 0.23 0.423
  FWB subscale, 0–28  − 0.3 (0.5) 0.0 (0.5)  − 0.3 (− 1.8 to 1.2) 0.11 0.647
  BCS subscale, 0–40 0.5 (0.7) 2.0 (0.7)  − 1.5 (− 3.4 to 0.4) 0.39 0.116
  FACT-B total score, 0–148 0.0 (1.7) 2.9 (1.8)  − 2.9 (− 7.0 to 2.1) 0.30 0.245
SWLS, 0–25 0.0 (0.4)  − 0.6 (0.5) 0.6 (− 0.7 to 1.9) 0.25 0.344

SE standard error, CI confidence interval, FACT-F Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Fatigue, CES-D Center for Epidemiologic Studies-Depression Scale, FACT-B Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Breast, PWB physical well-being, SWB social well-being, EWB emotional well-being, FWB functional well-being, BS breast cancer, SWLS Satisfaction with Life Scale