Observational studyIntegrative cancer therapies2018
Assessing the Correlation Between Physical Activity and Quality of Life in Advanced Lung Cancer.
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39 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 67 citations in OpenAlex.
- Pretreatment quality of life and survival in patients with lung cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC cancer · 2024Pooled it
- The Use of Wearable Devices in Oncology Patients: A Systematic Review.The oncologist · 2024Pooled it
- Association between physical activity and patient-reported outcome measures in patients with lung cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2022Pooled it
- Depression and Objectively Measured Physical Activity: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Pooled it
- Smartphone measurements of physical activity and fitness are associated with early trial discontinuation of patients in (hemato)oncology phase I/II clinical trials.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2021Trial
- "Randomized trial of physical activity on quality of life and lung cancer biomarkers in patients with advanced stage lung cancer: a pilot study".BMC cancer · 2021Trial
- Home-based rehabilitation in inoperable non-small cell lung cancer-the patient experience.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2020Trial
- Effects of a Web-based Health Education Program on Quality of Life and Symptom Distress of Initially Diagnosed Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education · 2019Trial
- A new era of precision diagnosis and treatment for lung cancer: artificial intelligence-driven multimodal data integration and clinical applications.Cell death & disease · 2026Review
- Survivorship Challenges and Supportive Care in Lung Cancer.Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine · 2025Review
- Application of Patient-Generated Health Data Among Older Adults With Cancer: Scoping Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Article
- Psychometric Validation of the Simplified Chinese Version of the Dyspnoea-12 Questionnaire for Patients with Primary Lung Cancer.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Integrating Artificial Intelligence-Driven Wearable Technology in Oncology Decision-Making: A Narrative Review.Oncology · 2025Review
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- Data-Driven Personalized Care in Lung Cancer: Scoping Review and Clinical Recommendations on Performance Status and Activity Level of Patients With Lung Cancer Using Wearable Devices.JCO clinical cancer informatics · 2023Article
- Stories for a sustainable healthcare future: the perspectives of healthcare IoT technologies in surgical oncology.Journal of medicine and life · 2023Review
- The determinants of health-related quality of life among patients with newly diagnosed lung cancer in Taiwan: A cross-sectional study.Journal of the Chinese Medical Association : JCMA · 2023Article
- Cancer-related Fatigue in Lung Cancer: A Research Agenda: An Official American Thoracic Society Research Statement.American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine · 2023Article
- Sedentary Behaviour, Physical Activity, and Their Associations with Health Outcomes at the Time of Diagnosis in People with Inoperable Lung Cancer.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- A Scoping Review to Assess Adherence to and Clinical Outcomes of Wearable Devices in the Cancer Population.Cancers · 2022Article
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Abstract
BACKGROUND AND
objectiveIncreasing physical activity (PA) is safe and beneficial in lung cancer (LC) patients. Advanced-stage LC patients are under-studied and have worse symptoms and quality of life (QoL). We evaluated the feasibility of monitoring step count in advanced LC as well as potential correlations between PA and QoL.
methodsThis is a prospective, observational study of 39 consecutive patients with advanced-stage LC. Daily step count over 1 week (via Fitbit Zip), QoL, dyspnea, and depression scores were collected. Spearman rank testing was used to assess correlations. Correlation coefficients (ρ) >0.3 or <-0.3 (more and less correlated, respectively) were considered potentially clinically significant.
resultsMost (83%) of the patients were interested in participating, and 67% of those enrolled were adherent with the device. Of those using the device (n = 30), the average daily step count was 4877 (range = 504-12 118) steps/d. Higher average daily step count correlated with higher QoL (ρ = 0.46), physical (ρ = 0.61), role (ρ = 0.48), and emotional functioning (ρ = 0.40) scores as well as lower depression (ρ = -0.40), dyspnea (ρ = -0.54), and pain (ρ = -0.37) scores.
conclusionRemote PA monitoring (Fitbit Zip) is feasible in advanced-stage LC patients. Interest in participating in this PA study was high with comparable adherence to other PA studies. In those utilizing the device, higher step count correlates with higher QoL as well as lower dyspnea, pain, and depression scores. PA monitoring with wearable devices in advanced-stage LC deserves further study.
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