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Abstract
Objective
Obesity and breast cancer (BC) are diseases of concern, especially within the context of an aging population. This scoping review is aimed at mapping out the literature on the subject of elderly women (EW) with breast cancer, obesity and physical activity/exercise (PAE) to identify gaps in the present extant literature, and to suggest directions for future research.
Data sources
A total of four articles were finalized from an initial 2905 articles found via searches on the Annals of Internal Medicine by American College of Physicians (ACP)™, BioMed Central (BMC)™, BMJ Journals™, Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA)™, PubMed™, SAGE™, ScienceDirect™, SpringerLink (e-journals)™, Taylor and Francis Online™, and Wiley Online Library™ databases.
Methods
Recognized structural frameworks for scoping reviews were utilized to guide the methodology and technical aspects of this paper. Data extraction was conducted via a charting table.
Results
Research gaps identified include a paucity in research on the subject of obesity and breast cancer among elderly women; there is a limitation of the types of methodologies used in the research on this subject indicating vast opportunities for future studies using different methodologies; lack of use of the alternative types of physical activity and exercise such as Tai Chi, Qigong and Yoga; lack of focus on the older elderly population; and areas of social support from family and friends for obese elderly with breast cancer to engage in physical activity and exercise.
Conclusion
Future research would address the urgent need within academia to address the research gap of PAE and EWBC. Such research should use a diverse range of both quantitative and qualitative research methodologies, while including eastern exercise regimens such as Tai Chi, Qigong and Yoga as a means of studying PAE among EWBC. Additionally, future research may focus on the “old elderly” as a demographic group of study as well as how social support may encourage PAE among EWBC.
肥胖和乳腺癌(BC)是令人关注的疾病,特别是在人口老龄化的背景下。本综述旨在梳理老年妇女(EW)与乳腺癌、肥胖和体育活动/锻炼(PAE)相关的文献,以确定现有文献中的空白,并为未来的研究提出方向。数据来源通过美国内科医师学会(ACP)™、BioMed Central (BMC)™、BMJ期刊™、美国医学协会期刊(JAMA)™、PubMed™、SAGE™、ScienceDirect™、SpringerLink(电子期刊)™、Taylor and Francis Online™和Wiley Online Library™数据库在《内科医学年鉴》(Annals of Internal Medicine)上搜索到最初的2905篇文章,最终确定了四篇文章。方法使用公认的范围审查结构框架来指导本文的方法和技术方面。通过图表提取数据。发现的研究空白包括:对老年妇女肥胖和乳腺癌主题的研究不足;在这一主题的研究中使用的方法类型有限,这表明未来使用不同方法进行研究的机会很大;缺乏其他类型的体育活动和锻炼,如太极拳、气功和瑜伽;缺乏对老年人口的关注;以及来自家人和朋友的社会支持,帮助患有乳腺癌的肥胖老人进行体育锻炼。结论在今后的研究中,学术界迫切需要弥补PAE和EWBC的研究空白。这类研究应采用多样化的定量和定性研究方法,同时将太极、气功、瑜伽等东方运动方案作为EWBC群体PAE研究的手段。此外,未来的研究可能会关注“老年人”作为一个人口统计学研究群体,以及社会支持如何鼓励EWBC中的PAE。