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Physical activity, sedentary behavior, and health-related quality of life in prostate cancer survivors in the health professionals follow-up study

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Phillips, Siobhan M., Stampfer, Meir J., Chan, June M., Giovannucci, Edward L., Kenfield, Stacey A.·2015·Journal of Cancer Survivorship

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Purpose Many prostate cancer survivors experience compromised health-related quality of life (HRQOL) as a result of prostate cancer. We examined relationships between types and intensities of activity and sedentary behavior and prostate cancer-related HRQOL, overall, and by demographic, disease, and treatment characteristics.Methods Associations between post-diagnosis activity and sedentary behavior and HRQOL domains (urinary incontinence, urinary irritation/obstruction, bowel, sexual, and vitality/hormonal) were prospectively examined in men diagnosed with non-metastatic prostate cancer in the Health Professionals Follow-up Study (n = 1917) using generalized linear models.Results After adjusting for potential confounders, higher duration of total, non-vigorous, and walking activity was associated with higher vitality/hormonal functioning scores (p-trends, <0.0001). Effects were small (d = 0.16-0.20) but approached clinical significance for men in the highest vs. lowest activity categories. Survivors who walked ≥ 90 min/week at a normal pace, or faster, reported higher hormone/vitality scores (p = 0.001) than men walking <90 min at an easy pace. Weightlifting was associated with increased urinary incontinence (p-trend, 0.02). Total activity was associated with higher hormone/vitality functioning in men who were ≥ 5 years post-treatment, had more advanced disease (Gleason score ≥ 7), and had ≥ 1 comorbid condition. No relationships were observed between vigorous activity or sedentary behavior and HRQOL.Conclusions Increased duration of non-vigorous activity and walking post-diagnosis was positively associated with better hormone/vitality functioning. Specifically, engaging in ≥ 5 h of non-vigorous activity or ≥ 3 h of walking per week may be beneficial.Implications for cancer survivors Encouraging men to engage in non-vigorous activity and walking may be helpful for managing prostate cancer-related HRQOL.

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Authors
Phillips, S. M., Stampfer, M. J., Chan, J. M., Giovannucci, E. L., & Kenfield, S. A.
Affiliations
  • Northwestern University (US)
  • Brigham and Women's Hospital (US)
  • University of California, San Francisco (US)
  • Harvard University (US)
Corresponding author
Phillips, Siobhan M.
Venue
Journal of Cancer Survivorship
Published
2015-04-16
Volume
9
Issue
3
Pages
500-511
ISSN
  • 1932-2259 (ISSN-L)
  • 1932-2267
OpenAlex
W2004311961
Cited by
42
References
52
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FWCI
2.33
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Journal of Cancer Survivorship (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
  • Digital Access to Scholarship at Harvard (DASH) (Harvard University) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
  • eScholarship (California Digital Library) (submittedVersion)
Funders
National Cancer Institute (NCI UM1 CA167552, P01CA087969, NIH R01 CA133891, R01CA133891, UM1CA167552, P30CA060553)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Cancer survivorship and care
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Physical Activity and Health
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine › Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
Keywords
prostate cancer survivors, health-related quality of life, physical activity, sedentary behavior, walking, weightlifting, vitality, hormone function, urinary incontinence, Health Professionals Follow-up Study
MeSH terms
Aged, Follow-Up Studies, Health Personnel, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Prostatic Neoplasms, Quality of Life, Exercise, Survivors, Sedentary Behavior

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