Physical activity and sleep behaviour in women carrying BRCA1/2 mutations.
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SUBMITTER: Galasso L
PROVIDER: S-EPMC9329454 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul
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Physical activity and sleep behaviour in women carrying BRCA1/2 mutations.
Galasso Letizia L Castelli Lucia L Roveda Eliana E Oliverio Andreina A Baldassari Ivan I Esposito Fabio F Mulè Antonino A Montaruli Angela A Pasanisi Patrizia P Bruno Eleonora E
Scientific reports 20220727 1
The aim of the present study is to explore the potential association between sleep quality and physical activity (PA) in women carriers of BRCA1/2 mutations. 63 women completed the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) and Godin Shepard Leisure-Time Physical Activity Questionnaire (GSL-TPAQ) and were included in the present cross-sectional analysis. Globally, women showed a PSQI score of 7.0 ± 3.6 and a GSL-TPAQ score of 22.8 ± 18.3. Good sleepers (PSQI score ≤ 5) showed significantly higher PA ...[more]
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