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ArticleSupportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer2016

How sedentary and physically active are breast cancer survivors, and which population subgroups have higher or lower levels of these behaviors?

Terry Boyle, Jeff K Vallance, Emily K Ransom, Brigid M Lynch

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Article in Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 42 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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  4. A Practical Approach to Using Integrated Knowledge Translation to Inform a Community-Based Exercise Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020
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  7. Correlates of physical activity among rural Australian cancer survivors: a cross-sectional study.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025
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  15. Reallocating sedentary time to physical activity: effects on fatigue and quality of life in patients with breast cancer in the Phys-Can project.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2023
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4 authors.

Terry BoyleCancer Control Research, British Columbia Cancer Agency, 675 West 10th Avenue, Vancouver, BC, V5Z 1L3, Canada. tboyle@bccrc.ca.
Jeff K VallanceFaculty of Health Disciplines, Athabasca University, Athabasca, AB, Canada.
Emily K RansomCentre for Medical Research, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
Brigid M LynchCancer Epidemiology Centre, Cancer Council Victoria, Melbourne, Australia.

Funding

Canadian Institutes of Health Research 300068
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposePhysical activity (PA) and sedentary behavior may influence the physical and mental health of breast cancer survivors; however, few studies have objectively measured these behaviors in this population. We used accelerometers to measure the PA and sedentary time levels of breast cancer survivors and examined the demographic, behavioral, and medical correlates of these behaviors using two complementary approaches.

methodsA total of 259 breast cancer survivors wore an accelerometer for 7 days during waking hours and completed a questionnaire. We used linear regression and classification trees to investigate correlates of PA and sedentary time.

resultsThe breast cancer survivors in this study (mean age = 61 years, mean time since diagnosis = 3 years) were sedentary for a daily average of 8.2 h, in light-intensity PA for 5.8 h and in moderate-to-vigorous intensity PA (MVPA) for 32 min, with 16 % meeting PA guidelines. Participants with high comorbidity were the least likely to be meeting guidelines (0 %), while a subgroup of participants with no/low comorbidity, a university degree, and higher levels of pre-diagnosis MVPA were the most likely to be meeting guidelines (47 %). Older participants (70+ years) were the most likely to have sedentary time levels at least twice as high as activity levels, while participants who were younger than 70 years and not in the lowest category of pre-diagnosis MVPA were the least likely.

conclusionsInterventions to facilitate physical activity and reduce sedentary time among breast cancer survivors should consider comorbidity status and previous PA experience.

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Motor ActivitySedentary BehaviorSurvivorsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overBreast NeoplasmsCase-Control StudiesExerciseFemaleHealth BehaviorHumansMiddle AgedSurveys and QuestionnairesBreast cancerCancerOncologyPhysical activitySedentary behaviorSurvivorship

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