Quality of life in Tunisian colorectal cancer patients: a cross-sectional study

Belaid, I.; Moussa, Chaimaa Ben; Melliti, R.; Limam, Manel; Ahmed, Tarek; Ezzaari, Faten; Elghali, Mohamed Amine; Bouazzi, Amal; Mabrouk, Mohamed Ben; Bourigua, Rym; Ammar, Nouha; Hochlaf, Makrem; Fatma, Leïla Ben; Chabchoub, I.; Ahmed, Slim Ben

doi:10.1007/s00432-022-04154-3

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“…CRC survivors have low QoL, which inflict a heavy economic and psychological burden on families and society [44,45]. The increase in PA can improve QoL of CRC survivors [9,[46][47][48]. We found a strong correlation between the type of physical activity, self-efficacy, and QoL, especially recreational PA. Our study may therefore inform clinical practice in cancer survivors' care.…”

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The relationship between physical activity, self-efficacy and quality of life in colorectal cancer survivors: a multicenter cross-sectional study

Hu,

Wang,

et al. 2024

Discov Onc

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Purpose This study aimed to investigate the current situation and factors influencing physical activity, self-efficacy, and quality of life in Chinese colorectal cancer survivors. Additionally, this study explored the associations between physical activity, self-efficacy, and quality of life. Methods A multicenter, cross-sectional study was conducted, involving 173 colorectal cancer survivors with a mean age of 59 years. Self-reported data on basic demographic characteristics, physical activity, self-efficacy, and quality of life were collected. Results Among 173 colorectal cancer survivors, 90 (52.0%) were engaged in manual work. The self-efficacy score was found to be 25.99 ± 7.10, while the global health status score was 54.96 ± 21.56. Global health status was associated with sex, residence, chemoradiotherapy, and monthly income (p < 0.01). The self-efficacy score exhibited a significant positive correlation with quality of life, while demonstrating a negative correlation with symptom scores (p < 0.01). Recreational PA scores were positively associated with global health status (P < 0.05). Self-efficacy, recreational physical activity during winter, and whether the participants underwent chemoradiotherapy explained 29.3% of the variance in quality of life among colorectal cancer survivors. Conclusions Colorectal cancer survivors exhibited low levels of physical activity, self-efficacy, and quality of life. Their health is influenced by self-efficacy, recreational physical activity, and chemoradiotherapy. When developing intervention plans for colorectal cancer survivorship, it is crucial to consider survivors' self-efficacy and the type of physical activity in which they engage.

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