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Relationship Over Time Between Psychological Distress and Physical Activity in Colorectal Cancer Survivors
Author(s) -
Suzanne K. Chambers,
Brigid M. Lynch,
Joanne F. Aitken,
Peter D. Baade
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
journal of clinical oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.482
H-Index - 548
eISSN - 1527-7755
pISSN - 0732-183X
DOI - 10.1200/jco.2008.18.5157
Subject(s) - somatization , medicine , anxiety , colorectal cancer , distress , depression (economics) , relative risk , physical activity , cancer , psychological distress , clinical psychology , psychiatry , physical therapy , confidence interval , economics , macroeconomics
Increased physical activity in patients with colorectal cancer is related to improved recurrence-free and overall survival. Psychological distress after cancer may place patients at risk of reduced physical activity, but paradoxically may also act as a motivator for lifestyle change. The relationship between psychological distress and physical activity after cancer over time has not been described.

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