Discuss Essential Differences in Comparison to Other Studies
TG, cognitive, affective, and behavioral
BREAST CANCER

Next question was to identify whether improvements in BI could be attributed to changes in appearance and/and functionality as a result of CT. This hypothesis was partially rejected because the TG did not present a significant correlation between BI and FC. On the other hand, the body composition, BMI, weight, waist hip ratio waist hip ratio, WC, and fat-free mass variables, although not presenting significant changes in our sample, were negatively correlated with BI, specifically with the vulnerability dimension, in the basal period, assuming statistical significance after the intervention. This fact leads us to reflect that the body experience with the CT may have directed the attention of these women to their body measurements, however, differently to women without breast cancer, since the literature indicates that BMI, waist hip ratio, WC, and fat-free mass are predictors of negative changes in BI, such as body dissatisfaction.

Unlike our results did not identify any variable of body composition and/or function capable of mediating the effect of training on the improvements found in BI.

In contrast to the TG, the BI of the women who were not submitted to the intervention was influenced, over time, as much by the variables related to appearance as by body functionality. WC, a variable commonly associated positively with female body dissatisfaction,

The percentage of fat, also considered a predictor of body dissatisfaction in women,

Functional capacity also presented an influence on CG BI. The CG showed a negative correlation between arm muscle strength and the limitations and transparency dimensions in all phases. Concerns with the arm were positively related (although not significant at baseline) to muscle strength, assuming statistical significance, but negative, after 12 weeks. The opposite occurred between CA and VO2max,

The TG may have benefited from body experiences in the intervention, thus impacting dimensions which, although not evaluated herein, are indicated in the specific literature as linked to this process: cognitive, affective, and behavioral.
