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Home-based exercise interventions incorporating cardiac rehabilitation principles for people with cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Home-based exercise using cardiac rehab principles improved fitness and quality of life for cancer survivors.

This systematic review and meta-analysis examined Home-based exercise interventions incorporating cardiac rehabilitation principles for people with cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis. The PubMed abstract reports Home-based exCR improved CRF (SMD 042, 95% CI 009-075, I²=62%) and HRQoL (SMD 063, 95% CI 005-122, I²=84%).

What the study was

Study design
Systematic review and meta-analysis
Population
Human participants or patients described in the abstract
Sample size
632
Category
Prevention
Maturity
Validated
Journal
Annals of medicine

Why it surfaced

Systematic review and meta-analysis with human evidence; score reflects novelty, clinical relevance, design quality, and population or unmet-need value under the v1.3 rubric.

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