Effects of physical activity on performance measures in older adult cancer survivors.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Older adults who are long-term survivors of cancer are vulnerable to developing mobility disability than noncancer controls; it is unknown if physical activity improves objective measures of lower-extremity physical performance, such as the Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) and 400-m walk, that are predictors of mobility disability in this population.

Methods

The Lifestyle Interventions and Independence for Elders (LIFE) study was a multicenter randomized trial that enrolled 1635 adults aged 70-89 years, of whom 371 (22.7%) reported a history of cancer and were included in this secondary analysis. Participants were randomized to health education or physical activity. End points included the SPPB and 400-m walk.

Results

Randomization to physical acti

SUBMITTER: Brown JC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12694757 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature