Objectively measured sedentary behavior and quality of life among survivors of early stage breast cancer

Purpose This study examined relationships between sedentary behavior accumulated in different bout durations and quality of life (QoL) among breast cancer survivors. Methods Postmenopausal breast cancer survivors completed the Short Form Health Survey to assess QoL and wore an accelerometer to measu...

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Published in:Supportive care in cancer 2017-08, Vol.25 (8), p.2495-2503
Main Authors: Hartman, Sheri J., Marinac, Catherine R., Bellettiere, John, Godbole, Suneeta, Natarajan, Loki, Patterson, Ruth E., Kerr, Jacqueline
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Behavior
Breast cancer
Breast Neoplasms - mortality
Breast Neoplasms - psychology
Cancer research
Female
Health risk assessment
Health Surveys
Humans
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Middle Aged
Neoplasm Staging
Nursing
Nursing Research
Oncology
Original Article
Pain Medicine
Quality of life
Quality of Life - psychology
Rehabilitation Medicine
Sedentary Behavior
Surveys
Survivors - psychology
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Summary:Purpose This study examined relationships between sedentary behavior accumulated in different bout durations and quality of life (QoL) among breast cancer survivors. Methods Postmenopausal breast cancer survivors completed the Short Form Health Survey to assess QoL and wore an accelerometer to measure sedentary behavior and physical activity between August 2011 and May 2013. Results Participants ( n  = 134) averaged 509.7 min/day in sedentary time with 285.2 min/day in short bouts (
ISSN:0941-4355
1433-7339
DOI:10.1007/s00520-017-3657-0