Limited Changes in Lifestyle Behaviours after Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer Diagnosis.

ABSTRACT: The aim of our study was to investigate adherence to lifestyle recommendations and lifestyle changes after diagnosis in patients with non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC). Second, we aimed to identify distinct trajectories of lifestyle change and their correlates. We analysed data of 935 patients with NMIBC from a prospective cohort study at six weeks (evaluating pre-diagnostic lifestyle), three months, and fifteen months after diagnosis. An overall lifestyle score (range 0-7) was calculated based on the 2018 World Cancer Research Fund/American Institute for Cancer Research (WCRF/AICR) recommendations focusing on diet, body mass index, and physical activity. Linear mixed models were used to analyse absolute lifestyle changes over time. Distinct trajectories of change were identified

SUBMITTER: Beeren I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8869990 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature