Physical activity patterns and associations with health-related quality of life in bladder cancer survivors.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Physical activity has been shown to significantly improve health-related quality of life (HRQOL) and survivorship in a variety of patients with cancer . However, little is known about the physical activity patterns of bladder cancer survivors and how these are related to HRQOL in the United States. Our objective was to describe self-reported physical activity patterns and HRQOL and examine the association between these measures in a large cohort of bladder cancer survivors.

Material and methods

In this cross-sectional study, long-term bladder cancer survivors identified through an institutional database were mailed a survey that included the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy Bladder Cancer (FACT-BL) and the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IP

SUBMITTER: Gopalakrishna A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5573654 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature