ArticleSupportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer2023
Breast cancer survivors with pain: an examination of the relationships between body mass index, physical activity, and symptom burden.
Article in Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.
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- Toward precision rehabilitation: a latent profile analysis of social support as a buffer against fatigue and reduced physical activity in breast cancer chemotherapy.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026Article
- Gut Microbiome and Symptom Burden in Obese and Non-Obese Women Receiving Chemotherapy for Breast Cancer.Biological research for nursing · 2025Article
- Predicting Weight Control Intentions: An Extended Model of Goal-Directed Behavior.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- Diet Quality and Dietary Intake in Breast Cancer Survivors Suffering from Chronic Pain: An Explorative Case-Control Study.Nutrients · 2024Article
- Exploring factors associated with postoperative physical activity and sedentary behavior in newly diagnosed lung cancer patients: a cross-sectional study.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2024Article
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Abstract
purposeOverweight and obesity are common for breast cancer survivors and associated with high symptom burden (i.e., pain, fatigue, depressive symptoms). Physical activity may protect breast cancer survivors with higher body mass indexes (BMI) from increased symptoms. However, the role of physical activity in buffering the relationship between higher BMI and greater symptoms is unclear.
methodsBaseline data from a randomized trial investigating Pain Coping Skills Training among breast cancer survivors (N = 327) with pain were used to examine the relationship between self-reported BMI (kg/m
resultsLower BMI (B = .06, p < .01) and optimal physical activity (B = - .69, p < .01) were independently associated with lower pain interference. Lower BMI was also associated with lower pain severity (B = .04, p < .001). Neither BMI nor physical activity was associated with fatigue or depressive symptoms. Physical activity did not moderate the relationship between BMI and symptoms.
conclusionsAmong breast cancer survivors experiencing pain, higher BMI and being less physically active were related to greater pain (i.e., severity and/or interference). Physical activity did not buffer the relationships between BMI and pain, fatigue, and depressive symptoms, suggesting that physical activity alone may not be sufficient to influence the strength of the relationships between BMI and symptoms.
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