TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2013//
TI  - Walking, bicycling, and sports in postmenopausal breast cancer survivorsresults from a German patient cohort study
JO  - Psycho-oncology
A1  - Bock, Christina
A1  - Schmidt, Martina E.
A1  - Vrieling, Alina
A1  - Chang-Claude, Jenny
A1  - Steindorf, Karen
SP  - 1291
EP  - 1298
VL  - 22
IS  - 6
N2  - OBJECTIVEs Physical activity (PA) is increasingly discussed as a means to achieve both physical and psychological benefits for breast cancer patients and survivors. However, little is known about activity-specific PA behavior following diagnosis. Our objectives were to describe sports and active transportation in the course of breast cancer and to identify factors associated with these activities. <br><br>METHODS We used data from a German cohort study including 1067 postmenopausal breast cancer survivors aged 50-75years. Data were collected about walking and bicycling for transportation purposes and sports before diagnosis, during therapy, and 1year after surgery. Associations between these activities and clinical, behavioral, and social characteristics were analyzed with logistic regression. <br><br>RESULTS The proportions of physically active women decreased significantly during therapy compared with before diagnosis (walking: 75.1% vs. 89.7%; bicycling: 19.3% vs. 56.5%; sports: 14.8% vs. 64.5%; all p<0.001). Calisthenics, swimming, and walking for exercise were the most frequent types of sport. Chemotherapy/radiotherapy was negatively associated with sports (odds ratio [OR]: 0.35 [0.17-0.73]) but positively associated with walking during therapy (OR: 2.08 [1.04-4.15]). Although sociodemographic factors showed weak associations with PA, participation in rehabilitation increased the likelihood for bicycling (OR: 1.48 [1.06-2.09]) and sports (OR: 1.88 [1.38-2.58]) 1year after surgery. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS The majority of women stopped exercising and bicycling during breast cancer therapy. Interventions promoting in particular moderate activities after breast cancer diagnosis are required for this population. Increasing participation in rehabilitation might help to increase the proportion of women who bicycle and engage in sports after breast cancer diagnosis. Copyright (c) 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1057-9249
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pon.3134
ID  - ref1
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