Associations between physical exercise and quality of life in breast cancer patients / 中华肿瘤杂志
Chinese Journal of Oncology
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(12): 871-875, 2014.
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en Chino
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ABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate the associations between physical exercise and quality of life in breast cancer patients.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>A cross-sectional study was conducted among 3 344 community breast cancer patients between April and July 2013 in Shanghai, China. Data were collected using a questionnaire, including socio-demographic situation, cancer survival and health behaviors, and scores of EORTC QLQ-C30 Simplified Chinese version and FACT-G Simplified Chinese version.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Among a total of 3 344 breast cancer patients, the patients doing exercise reported significantly higher EORTC physical functioning scores, role functioning scores, emotional functioning scores, global health scores, and FACT-G physical well-being scores, social well-being scores, emotional well-being scores, functional well-being scores, and FACT-G total scores than the patients who didn't take exercise (P < 0.05, P(Adjusted)<0.05) . Breast cancer patients who did exercise more than or equal to 5 times/week reported significantly higher EORTC role functioning scores, cognitive functioning scores, emotional functioning scores, global health scores and FACT-G physical well-being scores, functional well-being scores, and FACT-G total scores than patients who did exercise less than 5 times/week (P < 0.05, P(Adjusted)<0.05 ).</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>There are active associations between physical exercise and quality of life in breast cancer patients. Engagement in physical exercise is beneficial to breast cancer patients with long-term survival.</p>
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Asunto principal:
Calidad de Vida
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Neoplasias de la Mama
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Ejercicio Físico
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China
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Epidemiología
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Estudios Transversales
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Encuestas y Cuestionarios
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Pueblo Asiatico
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio observacional
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Estudio de prevalencia
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Factores de riesgo
Límite:
Humanos
País/Región como asunto:
Asia
Idioma:
Chino
Revista:
Chinese Journal of Oncology
Año:
2014
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