Exercise Levels and Preferences in Cancer Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study.

ABSTRACT: Despite the benefits related to physical exercise, large numbers of cancer patients are not sufficiently active. To investigate exercise levels and preferences in cancer patients, a cross-sectional study was conducted on a random sample of 392 cancer outpatients who anonymously completed a questionnaire investigating general and medical characteristics, and expressed willingness to participate in exercise programs. Current exercise levels were estimated with the Leisure Score Index (LSI). Most patients (93%) were insufficiently active but 80% declared an interest in exercise programs. Patients preferred oncologist-instructed programs and specified particular exercise needs. Multivariate logistic regression showed that willingness to exercise was associated with education (OR: 1.87; 95% CI:

SUBMITTER: Avancini A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7432474 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature