Open AccessCancer-Related Impairments Influence Physical Activity in Uterine Cancer Survivors
Author(s) -
Sean M. Hammer,
Justin C. Brown,
Saya Segal,
Christina Chu,
Kathryn H. Schmitz
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
medicine and science in sports and exercise
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.703
H-Index - 224
eISSN - 1530-0315
pISSN - 0195-9131
DOI - 10.1249/mss.0000000000000360
Subject(s) - cancer , medicine , cancer survivor
The extent to which physical activity (PA) participation among uterine cancer survivors may be limited by physical and functional impairments (PFI) related to cancer treatment is unknown. We sought to describe PA participation, characterize the prevalence of PFI, and examine the association between PFI status and PA participation within this population.