User:Kellie Toohey/Literature Review Presentation

A systematic review is being developed to address the topic area. I have adentified much literature that is neccessary to discuss for the topic, but only 6 articles on the specific topic. The goal is to have the review writted and ready for submission by mid-November.

The process I used for the literature review is as follows;

More than 100 articles were examined and 6 articles were identified for the review which were published between September 2005 to April 2013. Google Scholar and Ebsco database searches were carried out. Specifically; CINAHL Plus with Full Text, Computers & Applied Sciences Complete, Health Source - Consumer Edition, Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition, MEDLINE and SPORTDiscus were used. Searches terms included high-intensity and vigorous exercise and breast cancer. I used the PRISMA transparent reporting of systematic reviews and meta-analyses checklist to guide me through the review process. Study characteristics, intensity of exercise and health outcome measures were abstracted from each article which made the inclusion criteria (ie, research articles that included participants with a breast cancer diagnosis and a high intensity exercise protocol and physiological outcomes.

Strenghs:


 * Topic knowledge
 * Supervisor support - Stuart
 * Supervisors writing experience
 * Literature review workshop attendence

Weaknesses:


 * Limited writing experience
 * Limited statistical knowledge

Addressing weaknesses:


 * Seek advice from supervisors
 * Enrollment into statistical courses

Presentation is in development, it will cover;


 * History of the literature around BC and exercise
 * What we know now - effects of exercise
 * What we dont know

Presentation will be held at the end of semester 2, 2013