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ArticleSupportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer2017

Pathways between physical activity and quality of life in African-American breast cancer survivors.

Rachel Meadows, Timethia Bonner, Megha Dobhal, Sujana Borra, Jordan A Killion, Raheem Paxton

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Article in Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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  3. Evaluating the relationship between physical activity and quality of life in a racially diverse sample of breast cancer survivors.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2024
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6 authors.

Rachel MeadowsComprehensive Cancer Center, Center for Population Health and Health Disparities and the College of Public Health, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA. meadows.262@osu.edu.
Timethia BonnerTransdisciplinary Center for Health Equity Research, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA.
Megha DobhalInstitute of Healthy Aging Fort Worth, The University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, TX, USA.
Sujana BorraInstitute of Healthy Aging Fort Worth, The University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, TX, USA.
Jordan A KillionInstitute of Healthy Aging Fort Worth, The University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, TX, USA.
Raheem PaxtonInstitute of Healthy Aging Fort Worth, The University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, TX, USA.

Funding

Lifestyle Interventions for High-Risk Cancer SurvivorsK01CA158000 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF TX MD ANDERSON CAN CTR · PI PAXTON, RAHEEM JAMAAL · 2011 to 2015
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NCI NIH HHS K01 CA158000
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionSeveral studies have indicated that the relationship between physical activity and quality of life is not directed but mediated through various pathways. The purpose of this study was to assess the role of cancer-related fatigue, disability, and functional status as potential mediators in African-American breast cancer survivors.

methodsAfrican-American breast cancer survivors (N = 135, mean age = 63) aged 55 years and older participated in a web-based survey consisting of measures assessing physical activity, functional status, cancer-related fatigue, disability, quality of life, and sociodemographic and medical characteristics. Structural equation modeling was used to assess the structural relationships among the constructs.

resultsThe initial structural model fit the data and revealed a significant relationship between physical activity and quality of life (β = 0.34, P < 0.01). Subsequent structural models with proposed complementary and mediating paths of fatigue, function, and disability fit the data. The adjusted model indicated that physical activity was no longer associated with quality of life (β = 0.11, P > 0.05) and mediated through pathways of functional status and fatigue (total β = 0.16, P < 0.01). The final adjusted model accounted for 32 % of the variance in quality of life.

conclusionOur data suggest that physical activity may be indirectly related to quality of life through pathways consisting of fatigue and functional status. Further longitudinal studies are needed to test the pathways through which varying levels of physical activity influence cancer-related and quality of life outcomes in minority cancer survivors.

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AgedBlack or African AmericanBreast NeoplasmsExerciseFatigueFemaleHumansLongitudinal StudiesMiddle AgedQuality of LifeSurveys and QuestionnairesSurvivorsUnited StatesAfrican-AmericanBreast cancerCancer survivorsPhysical activityQuality of life

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