Benefits of belly dance on quality of life, fatigue, and depressive symptoms in women with breast cancer - A pilot study of a non-randomised clinical trial.

Published 2017-10-13 From Journal of Bodywork & Movement Therapies 8 authors

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Belly dance can be a viable form of physical activity for women with breast cancer and was associated with benefits for quality of life, fatigue, and depressive symptoms.

Authors

Leonessa Boing
F. Baptista
Gustavo Soares Pereira
F. Sperandio
J. Moratelli
Allana Alexandre Cardoso
A. Borgatto
Adriana Coutinho de Azevedo Guimarães

Keywords

Medicine

Citation: Leonessa Boing, F. Baptista, Gustavo Soares Pereira , et al. (2017). Benefits of belly dance on quality of life, fatigue, and depressive symptoms in women with breast cancer - A pilot study of a non-randomised clinical trial.. Journal of Bodywork & Movement Therapies. Semantic Scholar ID 9a7cd71ec454009dd12a5e97e00d77634cad7f5e. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbmt.2017.10.003 ↗