ArticleBMJ open2019
Association between hand grip strength and impaired health-related quality of life in Korean cancer survivors: a cross-sectional study.
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An Online Home-based Combined Exercise Intervention With Self-selected Intensity for Women With Breast Cancer: The Home-Combo Randomized Controlled Trial.
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30 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 54 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Association of Handgrip Strength with Quality of Life in Breast Cancer Survivors: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP · 2022Pooled it
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- Exploring the Association between Health-Related Physical Fitness and Quality of Life in Patients with Cancer: A Cross-Sectional Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Factors associated with sedentary behavior among community-dwelling breast cancer survivors aged 50 years or older.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Predictors of lower exercise capacity in patients with cancer.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Development and validation of a portable articulated dynamometry system to assess knee extensor muscle strength.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Better Handgrip Strength Is Related to the Lower Prevalence of Pain and Anxiety in Community-Dwelling Older Adults.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- Predictors of the 6-min walk test in patients with ovarian cancer.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2023Article
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Abstract
objectivesTo assess the association between hand grip strength (HGS) and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) among Korean cancer survivors.
designPopulation-based cross-sectional study.
settingA nationally representative population survey data (face-to-face interviews and health examinations were performed in mobile examination centres).
participantsA total of 1037 cancer survivors (person with cancer of any type who is still living) with available data on HGS and HRQoL in the sixth and seventh Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys (2014-2017). PRIMARY OUTCOME MEASURES: Prevalence of impaired HRQoL by HGS.
resultsAmong 1037 cancer survivors (60.7% women, mean age=62.2 years), 19.2% of them had weak HGS according to gender-specific cut-off values (lowest quintile<29.7 kg in men and <19.7 kg in women). In the study population, the most common cancer site was the stomach, followed by the thyroid, breast, colorectal and cervix. Individuals with weak HGS showed statistically significantly increased impairment in all five dimensions of the EuroQoL-5 dimension (EQ-5D) compared with those in patients with normal HGS. In a multinomial logistic regression analysis, impaired HRQoL (some or extreme problem in EQ-5D) was significantly reduced in each dimension of the EQ-5D, except for anxiety/depression, when HGS was increased. The OR for impaired HRQoL ranged from 0.86 to 0.97 per 1 kg increase in HGS in four dimensions (mobility, self-care, usual activity and pain/discomfort).
conclusionsWeak HGS was associated with impaired HRQoL in cancer survivors. Future longitudinal studies are needed to confirm the causality between HGS and HRQoL in cancer survivors.
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