Quality of life benefits in cancer survivorship with supervised exercise.
To assess whether a supervised exercise program would benefit cancer survivors' perceived psychological well-being over the course of a 6-mo. program, 8 female and 2 male cancer survivors, ages 45 to 69 (M = 56.2, SD = 8.1) were recruited into the program from a presentation given to a breast-cancer support group and by word of mouth. Activity sessions were two times per week and typically involved treadmill and bicycle ergometer time, plus eight to ten weight-training stations. A quality of life measure was taken at baseline, 3, and 6 mo. Analyses showed a significant increase in quality of life from baseline to 3 mo. and from baseline to 6 mo. Being physically active in a supervised exercise program provided increased perceived benefits in quality of life for these cancer survivors over 6 mo.
Wiggins
Matthew S
MS
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, Department of Kinesiology, 105 Garfield Avenue, Eau Claire, WI 54702, USA. wigginsm@uwec.edu
Simonavice
Emily M
EM
D000368:Aged; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D015444:Exercise; D005081:Exercise Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000523:psychology* / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D011788:Quality of Life; D012657:Self-Help Groups; D017741:Survivors / Q000523:psychology*