Evidence map›Paper›PMID 29859108›Full record

SynthesisHealth and quality of life outcomes2018

Quality of life and physical activity in long-term (≥5 years post-diagnosis) colorectal cancer survivors - systematic review.

Ruth Elisa Eyl, Kun Xie, Lena Koch-Gallenkamp, Hermann Brenner, Volker Arndt

Open access · goldAbstract readSystematic Review
PubMed Full text at PMC Publisher
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Synthesis in Health and quality of life outcomes, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 55 papers, 7 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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55citing papers in PubMed, 7 pooled it
4.8field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

55 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 122 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Effects of internet-based digital health interventions on the physical activity and quality of life of colorectal cancer survivors: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2024
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  13. Physical activity in people affected by head and neck cancers: gender-specific barriers and preferences-ORLAPA survey results.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025
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  20. Quality of Life Outcomes in Stage IV Colorectal Cancer.Clinics in colon and rectal surgery · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Ruth Elisa EylGerman Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Division of Clinical Epidemiology and Aging Research, Im Neuenheimer Feld 581, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany.
Kun XieGerman Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Division of Clinical Epidemiology and Aging Research, Im Neuenheimer Feld 581, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany.
Lena Koch-GallenkampGerman Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Division of Clinical Epidemiology and Aging Research, Im Neuenheimer Feld 581, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany.
Hermann BrennerGerman Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Division of Clinical Epidemiology and Aging Research, Im Neuenheimer Feld 581, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany.
Volker ArndtGerman Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Divison of Clinical Epidemiology and Aging Research, Unit of Cancer Survivorship, Im Neuenheimer Feld 581, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany. v.arndt@dkfz-heidelberg.de.
German Cancer Research Center · DEHeidelberg University · DEUniversity Hospital Heidelberg · DE

Funding

Chinese Scholarship Council -German Federal Ministry of Education and Research 01ER1505A
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundDue to the increasing number of long-term (≥5 years post diagnosis) colorectal cancer survivors, long-term quality of life of these patients is highly relevant. Several studies have reported a positive association between physical activity and quality of life in colorectal cancer survivors, however, so far no systematic review has been published which focuses on long-term colorectal cancer survivors. MATERIAL AND

methodsA systematic review was conducted using the databases PubMed, Web of Science, PsychINFO, and CINAHL. Studies which investigated associations between physical activity and quality of life in long-term colorectal cancer survivors were included. RESULTS AND

conclusionTen articles based on seven studies were identified. Long-term colorectal cancer survivors who were physically active reported better quality of life than long-term survivors who were not physically active. Both, moderate to vigorous physical activity and lower levels like light physical activity were associated with higher quality of life. Most studies assessed the association between physical activity and quality of life cross-sectionally but one prospective study which measured physical activity and quality of life at three different points in time also found associations between physical activity and quality of life. The association between physical activity and quality of life seemed to be stronger among women than among men. The findings of this systematic review support an association between physical activity and quality of life in long-term colorectal cancer survivors. However, the evidence is limited as most studies were based on cross-sectional and observational design.

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ExerciseQuality of LifeCancer SurvivorsColonic NeoplasmsColorectal NeoplasmsCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMaleObservational Studies as TopicProspective StudiesSex FactorsSurvivorsTime FactorsCancer survivorColorectal cancerExercisePhysical activityQuality of life

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PMID29859108
PMCPMC5984808
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