Physical activity and quality of life in African American cancer survivors: The Detroit Research on Cancer Survivors study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The benefit of regular exercise in improving cancer outcomes is well established. The American Cancer Society (ACS) released a recommendation that cancer survivors should engage in at least 150 minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity (PA) per week; however, few report meeting this recommendation. This study examined the patterns and correlates of meeting ACS PA recommendations in the Detroit Research on Cancer Survivors (ROCS) cohort of African American cancer survivors.

Methods

Detroit ROCS participants completed baseline and yearly follow-up surveys to update their health and health behaviors, including PA. This study examined participation in PA by select characteristics and reported health-related quality of life (HRQOL) as measured with the Function

SUBMITTER: Beebe-Dimmer JL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8293666 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature