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. 2019 Jan 18;17:17. doi: 10.1186/s12955-019-1090-4

Table 5.

Comparison between cancer survivors exercise group and cancer survivors control group in the psychological parameters - EORTC QLQ - BR23 from baseline to nine months of combined training

Variables Exercise Group (N = 18) Control Group (N = 18) Time
p
Group
p
Time x group interaction
p
Size effect Cohen’d
Baseline Mean ± SD 3 months Mean ± SD 6 months Mean ± SD 9 months Mean ± SD Baseline Mean ± SD 3 months Mean ± SD 6 months Mean ± SD 9 months Mean ± SD
Body image 77.4 ± 14.7 87.7 ± 18.9 98.1 ± 3.6*a 97.1 ± 7.2*a 73.9 ± 17.8 78.9 ± 15.4 85.6 ± 19.5 73.3 ± 24.8 0.001 0.006 0.01 1.30
Sexual functioning 89.2 ± 16.6 91.2 ± 22.1 87.2 ± 18.2 94.1 ± 14.4 85.6 ± 26.6 90.0 ± 18.7 86.7 ± 22.0 94.4 ± 14.9 0.31 0.96 0.77 0.02
Sexual enjoyment 88.2 ± 28.7 88.3 ± 29.0 78.4 ± 26.2 86.3 ± 26.5 93.3 ± 13.8 95.6 ± 17.2 95.6 ± 17.2 93.3 ± 18.7 0.66 0.41 0.16 0.31
Future Perspective 54.9 ± 38.9 47.1 ± 37.4 74.5 ± 27.7 78.4 ± 37.1 55.5 ± 44.8 57.8 ± 36.6 55.6 ± 34.9 46.6 ± 43.3 0.34 0.05 0.28 0.79
Systemic therapy side effects 28.3 ± 15.7 12.0 ± 14.9 7.8 ± 12.7 16.5 ± 14.4 34.7 ± 24.8 20.1 ± 22.5 18.7 ± 15.8 22.1 ± 13.1 < 0.001 0.86 0.08 0.41
Breast symptoms 11.3 ± 12.1 4.4 ± 7.8 10.8 ± 14.9 10.3 ± 12.7 14.9 ± 21.5 16.2 ± 19.2 10.1 ± 18.2 11.3 ± 13.3 0.72 0.25 031 0.08
Arm symptoms 20.3 ± 19.7 12.4 ± 18.4 16.9 ± 28.8 18.9 ± 15.1 27.8 ± 32.8 27.8 ± 32.8 18.2 ± 21.6 24.6 ± 21.7 0.58 0.53 0.23 0.30
Upset by hair loss 27.4 ± 39.5 9.8 ± 25.7a 5.9 ± 13.1*a 17.6 ± 33.6 38.1 ± 43.1 23.8 ± 42.2 30.9 ± 33.2 33.3 ± 34.4 0.18 0.80 0.03 0.46

Note: Post hoc analysis time x group interaction: * = statistically significant difference between groups and a = Bonferroni’s post hoc with p < 0.05 compared to baseline. Values expressed as mean and standard deviation