title: Does Physical Activity Improve Quality of Life in Cancer Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy?
creator: Kripp, Melanie
creator: Heußer, Anna-Lena
creator: Belle, Sebastian
creator: Gerhardt, Axel
creator: Merx, Kirsten
creator: Hofmann, Wolf-Karsten
creator: Hofheinz, Ralf-Dieter
subject: ddc-610
subject: 610 Medical sciences Medicine
description: Background: Improved cancer treatments have resulted in prolonged survival. Nevertheless, tumor symptoms and side effects still compromise physical activity and quality of life (QoL).     Patients and Methods: We conducted an anonymous survey among cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy using standardized questionnaires: the ‘Freiburger Fragebogen zur körperlichen Aktivität’ (Freiburg Questionnaire on Physical Activity) and European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) QLQ-C30. Two main questions were addressed: were there differences (1) in physical activity and QoL between patients who do not believe that sport could improve their QoL and those who believe it could (group A vs. B); and (2) in QoL between patients with a total activity (TA) < 18 metabolic equivalent of task (MET) h/week and those with a TA of ˰ 18 MET h/week (group C vs. D)?     Results: 276 of 400 questionnaires were completed. Groups A and B were balanced in terms of baseline characteristics. Group A suffered significantly more from fatigue and pain; group B reported higher levels of global health status (GHS) and TA. Groups C and D differed in gender distribution, age, and educational background. Group D had significantly higher levels of GHS, group C suffered more from fatigue, pain, and appetite loss.     Conclusion: Physical activity correlates with a better QoL of cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy.
publisher: Karger
date: 2015
type: Article
type: info:eu-repo/semantics/article
type: NonPeerReviewed
format: application/pdf
identifier: https://archiv.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/volltextserver/27246/1/381734.pdf
identifier: DOI:10.11588/heidok.00027246
identifier: https://doi.org/10.1159/000381734
identifier: urn:nbn:de:bsz:16-heidok-272462
identifier:   Kripp, Melanie ; Heußer, Anna-Lena ; Belle, Sebastian ; Gerhardt, Axel ; Merx, Kirsten ; Hofmann, Wolf-Karsten ; Hofheinz, Ralf-Dieter  (2015) Does Physical Activity Improve Quality of Life in Cancer Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy?  Oncology Research and Treatment, 38 (5).  pp. 230-236.  ISSN 2296-5270 (Druck-Ausg.), 2296-5262 (Online-Ausg.)     
relation: https://archiv.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/volltextserver/27246/
rights: info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
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language: eng