Table 3.
Details of exercise protocols and their respective results
| Author (year) | Exercise intervention | Results | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome measure | Written material group (after 12 months) | Telephone counseling group (after 12 months) | ||
| Djuric et al. (2011)[9] | Intervention group | Body fat (%) | 40.8±2.0 | 37.3±1.3 |
| Received written educational materials | Body lean (%) | 57.1±1.8 | 60.1±1.3 | |
| Fruit and vegetable goals=8/day=1700-1900 kcal/day | Waist circumference | 93.4±3.7 | 91.8±3.4 | |
| 30 min/day of moderate to vigorous activity with pedometers | Weight | 72.0±4.2 | 70.9±3.7 | |
| Permitted for dietary counseling | BMI | 26.9±1.3 | 26.1±1.3 | |
| Control group | Dietary fat intake | 32.6±1.8 | 26.9±2.2 | |
| “My Pyramid” written plan from the USDA | FACT-B | 116±4 | 116±5 | |
| Daily exercise (30 min/day) | FACT-G | 89±3 | 88±4 | |
| Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2005 | Total physical activity | 265±39 | 364±55 | |
| No dietary or exercise counseling provided | Adverse events: None | |||
| Only telephone counseling | ||||
| Author (year) | Exercise intervention | Results | ||
| Outcome measure | Intervention group | Control group | ||
| Pelekasis et al. (2016)[10] | Intervention group | BMI | 0.21±0.38 | 0.11±0.23 |
| 8-week stress management and health promotion program | SRH | 0.56±1.61 | 0.25±1.55 | |
| 1st week - physical activity-walking at least | Night sleep duration | 0.89±0.89 | 0.02±0.68 | |
| 8300-10,000 steps/day | Sleep onset latency | 12.12±16.6 | 2.35±9.74 | |
| 2nd week - DB (practicing 2 times/day) | DASS-21 score | 12.16±10.15 | 1.93±8.7 | |
| 3rd week - PMR (practicing twice a day) | HLC (internal) | 2.48±4.40 | 0.39±4.00 | |
| 4th week - CBT | SWBS | 6.88±14.8 | 3.43±6.67 | |
| 5th week - dietary consulting | Adverse events: NR | |||
| 6th week - guided imagery | ||||
| 7th week - no intervention | ||||
| 8th week - no intervention | ||||
| Control group | ||||
| Approximately 15-min placebo-effect meeting was carried out | ||||
| Author (year) | Exercise intervention | Results | ||
| Outcome measure | Intervention group (after 12 weeks) | Control group (after 12 weeks) | ||
| Gokal et al. (2018)[11] | Intervention group | Stroop task | 118.93±125.98 | 177.08±172.71 |
| 12 weeks of home-based walking | WAIS-III | |||
| Begin with completing 10-min walking | Digits backward | 5.21±1.71 | 4.88±1.45 | |
| Gradually increase to 30-min walking | Digits forward | 7.84±1.21 | 6.81±1.09 | |
| Frequency - five times/week | SART | |||
| Recommended guidelines: 150 min of moderate to vigorous physical activity in a week | Errors of omission | 6.56±3.35 | 9.08±4.41 | |
| Control group | Correct | 407.59±35.02 | 386.22±97.92 | |
| Usual medical care alone | Incorrect | 357.69±80.38 | 353.47±68.22 | |
| CFQ | 32.48±7.05 | 39.20±10.12 | ||
| Adverse events: NR | ||||
USDA: United States Department of Agriculture, BMI: Body mass index, FACT-G: Functional Assessment of Cancer Treatment-General, FACT-B: Functional Assessment of Cancer Treatment-Breast, DB: Diaphragmatic breathing, PMR: Progressive muscle relaxation, CBT: Cognitive behavioral therapy, SRH: Self-reported health, DASS-21: Depression Anxiety Stress Scale-21, HLC: Health locus of control, SWBS: Spiritual Well-Being Scale, WAIS-III: Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-III, SART: Sustained Attention to Response Task, CFQ: Cognitive Failures Questionnaire, NR: Nothing reported, →Its plus or minus standard deviation