Lifestyle factors and health-related quality of life in bladder cancer survivors: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Diet, physical activity, and smoking cessation are modifiable lifestyle factors that have been shown to improve health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in many cancer survivors. Our objective was to systematically review the literature on the associations between lifestyle factors, namely diet, physical activity, smoking status, and HRQOL in bladder cancer survivors.

Methods

We queried PubMed, EMBASE, and Cochrane libraries. Two reviewers reviewed abstracts independently, and a third reviewer arbitrated disagreements. A descriptive analysis was performed. Quality assessment was conducted using the Newcastle-Ottawa Quality Assessment Scale for observational studies and the Cochrane Risk of Bias Tool for clinical trials.

Results

We identified 1167 publications in

SUBMITTER: Gopalakrishna A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5018420 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature