Effects of Scheduled Exercise on Cancer-Related Fatigue in Women with Early Breast Cancer
Table 2
Mean scores and standard deviations for study variables at baseline, end of chemotherapys and 6-month follow-up tests for the intervention and control groups.
ā
Intervention group
Control group
ā
Baseline ()
End of chemotherapy Post1 ()
Followup Post2 ()
Baseline ()
End of chemotherapy Post1 ()
Followup Post2 ()
Schwartz Cancer Fatigue Scale-6a
10.28 (3.93)
12.01 (4.38)
10.43 (3.27)
11.36 (3.56)
13.13 (4.47)
10.42 (3.21)
6-Minute Walk Testb
656.89 (63.30)
644.02 (63.30)
678.62 (73.27)
638.64 (57.44)
628.33 (60.44)
643.39 (54.00)
MET-minutes/weekc
1333.66 (1367.67)
1621.12 (1734.42)
2105.63 (2104.75)
1138.00 (1148.81)
1018.97 (1396.25)
1844.94 (1555.35)
Fatigue scores ranging from 6 to 30.
bReported in meters.
cSelf-reported physical activity level (International Physical Activity Questionnaire short form) measured in metabolic equivalent of task (MET) minutes.