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Fatigue, quality of life and associations with adherence to the World Cancer Research Fund guidelines for health behaviours in 5835 adults living with and beyond breast, prostate and colorectal cancer in England: A cross‐sectional study

Authors :
Fiona Kennedy
Phillippa Lally
Natalie Ella Miller
Rana E. Conway
Anna Roberts
Helen Croker
Abigail Fisher
Rebecca J. Beeken
Source :
Cancer Medicine, Vol 12, Iss 11, Pp 12705-12716 (2023)
Publication Year :
2023
Publisher :
Wiley, 2023.

Abstract

Abstract Background Many individuals living with and beyond cancer (LWBC) have ongoing quality of life (QoL) issues, including fatigue. The World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF) provides health behaviour recommendations for people LWBC, and there is some evidence linking adherence to these with improved QoL. Methods Adults LWBC (specifically breast, colorectal or prostate cancer) completed a survey covering health behaviours (diet, physical activity, alcohol consumption and smoking), fatigue (FACIT‐Fatigue Scale, version 4) and a broad measure of QoL (EQ‐5D‐5L descriptive scale). Participants were categorised as meeting/not meeting WCRF recommendations, using the following cut‐offs classified as meeting the guidelines: ≥150 min physical activity/week, fruit and vegetables (≥5 portions/day), fibre (≥30 g fibre per day), free sugar (

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20457634
Volume :
12
Issue :
11
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Cancer Medicine
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.280f748b55c04d5cbaf2b6efac127d15
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1002/cam4.5899