Modality‐specific exercise guidelines and quality of life in kidney cancer survivors: A cross‐sectional study

Abstract

Meeting the combined exercise guideline has favorable associations with QoL in KCS, however, very few KCS are meeting the combined guideline.

Changes in physical activity and associations with quality of life among a global sample of cancer survivors during the COVID-19 pandemic

“…In general, cancer survivors performing PA during the pandemic (i.e., inactive adopters, single and combined guideline maintainers) had higher QoL and lower fatigue than those who are inactive (i.e., non-exercisers, complete and partial relapsers), though only differences between partial relapsers and inactive adopters, and combined guideline maintainers were significant. There are no studies conducted during the pandemic in which to compare our results to; however, these results align with pre-pandemic research indicating that meeting any PA guideline is associated with better QoL [ 36 , 40 , 55 ]. Additionally, much like pre-pandemic research [ 36 , 40 , 55 ], differences in TOI-Fatigue scores across PA change categories suggest that the associations between QoL and PA during the pandemic may be driven primarily by QoL domains related to physical well-being (e.g., fatigue, physical function) compared to social and emotional well-being.…”

“…There are no studies conducted during the pandemic in which to compare our results to; however, these results align with pre-pandemic research indicating that meeting any PA guideline is associated with better QoL [ 36 , 40 , 55 ]. Additionally, much like pre-pandemic research [ 36 , 40 , 55 ], differences in TOI-Fatigue scores across PA change categories suggest that the associations between QoL and PA during the pandemic may be driven primarily by QoL domains related to physical well-being (e.g., fatigue, physical function) compared to social and emotional well-being. Though the association between PA and social and emotional well-being may not be as strong, the potential protective effects of PA on these aspects of well-being should not be overlooked.…”

“…Inactive adopters and combined guideline maintainers had significantly better QoL than those who relapsed, suggesting that PA participation during the pandemic is associated with QoL independently from pre-pandemic PA levels. Studies conducted prior to the pandemic show contradictory findings in terms of whether meeting both PA guidelines is superior to meeting only a single guideline [ 36 , 56 , 57 ]. Our results suggest that there is no difference in QoL for those meeting single or combined guidelines.…”

“…There is considerable evidence prior to the pandemic indicating that regular aerobic and resistance training performed both independently and concurrently can lead to more favorable QoL in cancer survivors [ 20 , 35 , 36 ]. It is uncertain whether these associations between PA and QoL hold true amidst the novel threats to cancer survivors’ well-being presented by the COVID-19 pandemic.…”

Clinical factors associated with adherence to aerobic and resistance physical activity guidelines among cancer prevention patients and survivors

“…According to surveillance data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, approximately 20% of US adults are meeting both aerobic and resistance physical activity guidelines [4]. Among cancer survivors, 9–20% meet both aerobic and resistance physical activity guidelines [19, 21–26], with 22–44% only meeting aerobic guidelines [24, 25] and about 10–34% only meeting resistance guidelines [24, 25, 27, 28]. Evidence suggests that physical activity counseling from a health care provider improves physical activity behaviors, both among cancer survivors [29–31] and the general population [31].…”