Nutrition and physical activity in cancer patients: a survey on their information sources.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Many cancer patients suffer from problems concerning nutrition and physical activity (PA) during and after their treatment. Forwarding reliable health information could help to alleviate severe symptoms. The present study aimed to examine cancer patients' commonly used information sources on nutrition and PA.

Methods

An anonymous questionnaire was developed and distributed to German cancer patients in different settings. In total, 90 questionnaires have been completed between October 2021 and March 2022. For analysis, descriptive statistics were used and associations between information sources and patients' lifestyle behaviour explored utilising Spearman's Rho, Mann-Whitney U, and Pearson's Chi Square tests.

Results

The cancer patients received information

SUBMITTER: Boesenecker SJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10314881 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature