TY - JOUR AU - Imelda, Fatwa AU - Santosa, Heru AU - Raja, Sarma Nursani L. AU - Lubis, Namora Lumongga PY - 2021/06/23 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Reducing Depression, Anxiety, and Fatigue Level in Cervical Cancer through Physical Exercise Intervention JF - Open Access Macedonian Journal of Medical Sciences JA - Open Access Maced J Med Sci VL - 9 IS - T3 SE - Rehabilitation DO - 10.3889/oamjms.2021.6335 UR - https://oamjms.eu/index.php/mjms/article/view/6335 SP - 280-284 AB - <p>Background: To identify the effect of physical exercise on depression, anxiety, and fatigue in cervical cancer patients.</p><p>Methods: A quasi-experimental study ith a pretest-posttest with control group design was used. 30 respondents were selected using purposive sampling. The data were gathered by a focus group discussion. The Piper Fatigue Scale (PFS) was used to measure fatigue levels. Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) were used to measure anxiety and depression level. Paired t-test was used for data analysis.</p><p>Results: There was a significant difference between depression level after physical exercise with t=3.552 (p&lt;0.05). There was a significant difference between anxiety level after physical exercise with t=11.297 (p&lt;0.05). There was a significant difference between fatigue level after physical exercise with t=17.457 (p&lt;0.05).</p><p>Conclusion: Physical exercise reduces anxiety, depression, and fatigue in patients with cervical cancer that will improve the quality of life of patients.</p> ER -