Body image, physical activity and psychological health in older female cancer survivors.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To determine the association of physical activity and body image with psychological health outcomes and whether body image mediates the association of physical activity with psychological health among older female cancer survivors.

Materials and methods

Data from the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) Life and Longevity after Cancer (LILAC) Study were used. Surveys assessed body image (appearance, attractiveness, scars), moderate-strenuous physical activity (min/week), and psychological health (depression, anxiety, distress). A mediation analysis was conducted to estimate the percentage of the total effect of physical activity on psychological health mediated by body image concerns.

Results

Among 4567 female cancer survivors aged 66-98 years, the average time

SUBMITTER: Zhang X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8429186 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature