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Physical Activity, Sitting Time, and Quality of Life among Breast and Gynaecology Cancer Survivors
BACKGROUND: Increasing physical activity and reducing sitting time was recommended to cancer survivors after cancer treatment for sustained health and to enhance the quality of life. This study aimed to determine the association of physical activity and sitting time with quality of life among the Ma...
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West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8629457/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34452552 http://dx.doi.org/10.31557/APJCP.2021.22.8.2399 |
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author | Zainordin, Nadzirah Hanis Karim, Norimah A Shahril, Mohd Razif Abd Talib, Ruzita |
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description | BACKGROUND: Increasing physical activity and reducing sitting time was recommended to cancer survivors after cancer treatment for sustained health and to enhance the quality of life. This study aimed to determine the association of physical activity and sitting time with quality of life among the Malay breast and gynaecological cancer survivors. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 95 breast and gynaecology cancer survivor subjects. The Malay International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) was used to assess physical activity and sitting time. Quality of life was assessed using the Malay EORTC QLQ-C30 questionnaire. Sociodemographic, clinical characteristics and anthropometric measurements were also obtained in this study. RESULTS: The mean age of the subject was 51.8 ± 7.7 years old and the duration of survivorship was 4.3 ± 3.4 years. A total of 76.8% of subjects were categorized as having low physical activity level with a mean MET 403.5 ± 332.7 minutes/week and sitting time of 416.9 ± 151.0 minutes/day. Overall, subjects aged 50 years and above (p=0.006), widowed (p=0.032), retired (p=0.029) and had other non-communicable diseases (p=0.005) showed lower levels of physical activity. Increased physical activity had a positive effect on physical function (r=0.2, p=0.038), reduced insomnia (r=-0.3, p<0.001) and constipation symptoms (r=-0.3, p=0.012) domains of quality of life. The longer the sitting period showed more severe insomnia symptoms (r=0.2, p=0.03) but improved social function (r=0.2, p=0.012). CONCLUSIONS: Increasing physical activity and reducing sitting time have a positive effect on the quality of life of cancer survivors. The focus of health education should be prioritized to older adults (50 years and above), widows, retirees, and those with other comorbidities as they are at risk of being not physically active. |
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spelling | pubmed-86294572021-12-03 Physical Activity, Sitting Time, and Quality of Life among Breast and Gynaecology Cancer Survivors Zainordin, Nadzirah Hanis Karim, Norimah A Shahril, Mohd Razif Abd Talib, Ruzita Asian Pac J Cancer Prev Research Article BACKGROUND: Increasing physical activity and reducing sitting time was recommended to cancer survivors after cancer treatment for sustained health and to enhance the quality of life. This study aimed to determine the association of physical activity and sitting time with quality of life among the Malay breast and gynaecological cancer survivors. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 95 breast and gynaecology cancer survivor subjects. The Malay International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) was used to assess physical activity and sitting time. Quality of life was assessed using the Malay EORTC QLQ-C30 questionnaire. Sociodemographic, clinical characteristics and anthropometric measurements were also obtained in this study. RESULTS: The mean age of the subject was 51.8 ± 7.7 years old and the duration of survivorship was 4.3 ± 3.4 years. A total of 76.8% of subjects were categorized as having low physical activity level with a mean MET 403.5 ± 332.7 minutes/week and sitting time of 416.9 ± 151.0 minutes/day. Overall, subjects aged 50 years and above (p=0.006), widowed (p=0.032), retired (p=0.029) and had other non-communicable diseases (p=0.005) showed lower levels of physical activity. Increased physical activity had a positive effect on physical function (r=0.2, p=0.038), reduced insomnia (r=-0.3, p<0.001) and constipation symptoms (r=-0.3, p=0.012) domains of quality of life. The longer the sitting period showed more severe insomnia symptoms (r=0.2, p=0.03) but improved social function (r=0.2, p=0.012). CONCLUSIONS: Increasing physical activity and reducing sitting time have a positive effect on the quality of life of cancer survivors. The focus of health education should be prioritized to older adults (50 years and above), widows, retirees, and those with other comorbidities as they are at risk of being not physically active. West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention 2021-08 /pmc/articles/PMC8629457/ /pubmed/34452552 http://dx.doi.org/10.31557/APJCP.2021.22.8.2399 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/) ) which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Research Article Zainordin, Nadzirah Hanis Karim, Norimah A Shahril, Mohd Razif Abd Talib, Ruzita Physical Activity, Sitting Time, and Quality of Life among Breast and Gynaecology Cancer Survivors |
title | Physical Activity, Sitting Time, and Quality of Life among Breast and Gynaecology Cancer Survivors |
title_full | Physical Activity, Sitting Time, and Quality of Life among Breast and Gynaecology Cancer Survivors |
title_fullStr | Physical Activity, Sitting Time, and Quality of Life among Breast and Gynaecology Cancer Survivors |
title_full_unstemmed | Physical Activity, Sitting Time, and Quality of Life among Breast and Gynaecology Cancer Survivors |
title_short | Physical Activity, Sitting Time, and Quality of Life among Breast and Gynaecology Cancer Survivors |
title_sort | physical activity, sitting time, and quality of life among breast and gynaecology cancer survivors |
topic | Research Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8629457/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34452552 http://dx.doi.org/10.31557/APJCP.2021.22.8.2399 |
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