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ArticleThe international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity2019

Which cancer survivors are at risk for a physically inactive and sedentary lifestyle? Results from pooled accelerometer data of 1447 cancer survivors.

M G Sweegers, T Boyle, J K Vallance, M J Chinapaw, J Brug, N K Aaronson, A D'Silva, C S Kampshoff, B M Lynch, F Nollet and 6 more

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Article in The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 44 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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44citing papers in PubMed, 5 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

44 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 76 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. 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 · 2022
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  11. Increasing physical activity in Cancer Survivors through a Text-messaging Exercise motivation Program (ICanSTEP).Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2021
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  18. Physical activity and sedentary behavior in patients during acute recovery from hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

16 authors at 9 institutions in 5 countries.

M G SweegersDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Amsterdam Public Health research institute, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
T BoyleAustralian Centre for Precision Health, School of Health Sciences, University of South Australia Cancer Research Institute, Adelaide, Australia.
J K VallanceFaculty of Health Disciplines, Athabasca University, Athabasca, Canada.
M J ChinapawDepartment of Public and Occupational Health, Amsterdam Public Health research institute, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
J BrugNational Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Bilthoven, The Netherlands.
N K AaronsonDivision of Psychosocial Research and Epidemiology, Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
A D'SilvaFaculty of Kinesiology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
C S KampshoffDepartment of Medical Oncology, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
B M LynchCancer Epidemiology Division, Cancer Council Victoria, Melbourne, Australia.
F NolletDepartment of Rehabilitation, Amsterdam Movement Sciences institute, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
S M PhillipsDepartment of Behavioural Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, USA.
M M StuiverCenter for Quality of Life, Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
H van WaartDivision of Psychosocial Research and Epidemiology, Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
X WangDepartment of Public and Occupational Health, Amsterdam Public Health research institute, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
L M BuffartDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Amsterdam Public Health research institute, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
T M AltenburgDepartment of Public and Occupational Health, Amsterdam Public Health research institute, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. t.altenburg@vumc.nl.ORCID 0000-0002-8764-5631
Amsterdam University Medical Centers · NLThe Netherlands Cancer Institute · NLAthabasca University · CABaker Heart and Diabetes Institute · AUNational Institute for Public Health and the Environment · NLNorthwestern University · USUniversity of Auckland · NZUniversity of Calgary · CAUniversity of South Australia · AU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPhysical activity has beneficial effects on the health of cancer survivors. We aimed to investigate accelerometer-assessed physical activity and sedentary time in cancer survivors, and describe activity profiles. Additionally, we identify demographic and clinical correlates of physical activity, sedentary time and activity profiles.

methodsAccelerometer, questionnaire and clinical data from eight studies conducted in four countries (n = 1447) were pooled. We calculated sedentary time and time spent in physical activity at various intensities using Freedson cut-points. We used latent profile analysis to identify activity profiles, and multilevel linear regression analyses to identify demographic and clinical variables associated with accelerometer-assessed moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA), sedentary time, the highly active and highly sedentary profile, adjusting for confounders identified using a directed acyclic graph.

resultsParticipants spent on average 26 min (3%) in MVPA and 568 min (66%) sedentary per day. We identified six activity profiles. Older participants, smokers and participants with obesity had significantly lower MVPA and higher sedentary time. Furthermore, men had significantly higher MVPA and sedentary time than women and participants who reported less fatigue had higher MVPA time. The highly active profile included survivors with high education level and normal body mass index. Haematological cancer survivors were less likely to have a highly active profile compared to breast cancer survivors. The highly sedentary profile included older participants, males, participants who were not married, obese, smokers, and those < 12 months after diagnosis.

conclusionsCancer survivors engage in few minutes of MVPA and spend a large proportion of their day sedentary. Correlates of MVPA, sedentary time and activity profiles can be used to identify cancer survivors at risk for a sedentary and inactive lifestyle.

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ExerciseSedentary BehaviorAccelerometryCancer SurvivorsCohort StudiesFemaleFitness TrackersHumansMaleActivity profilesCancer survivorsPhysical activityProfile analysisSedentary time

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PMCPMC6698042
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