Methodological appraisal of systematic reviews on physical exercises for breast Cancer patients: meta-research study

• Grant number: 22/01578-5
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: May 01, 2022
• End date: April 30, 2023
• Field of knowledge: Health Sciences - Medicine
• Principal Investigator: Ana Luiza Cabrera Martimbianco
• Grantee: Larissa Gomes Peres Bomfim
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Medicina. Universidade Metropolitana de Santos (UNIMES). Santos , SP, Brazil

Abstract

Objective: to identify and critically evaluate the systematic reviews that assessed the effects of physical exercises for patients diagnosed with breast cancer. Methods: a meta-epidemiological study with critical evaluation of systematic reviews of randomized clinical trials that evaluated the effects of physical activity for patients diagnosed with breast cancer. The search for the studies will be carried out in the MEDLINE database (via Pubmed). Two independent reviewers will carry out the selection of the studies through the Rayyan platform. A third reviewer will resolve divergences in the selection process. The methodological quality of the systematic reviews included will be performed through the AMSTAR-2 tool, which classifies the quality of the review as critically low, low, moderate, or high. The methodological quality of the included reviews will be interpreted and discussed, considering the practical applicability of evidence in health decision-making.(AU)