TY  - JOUR
AU  - Eyl, Ruth Elisa
AU  - Xie, Kun
AU  - Koch-Gallenkamp, Lena
AU  - Brenner, Hermann
AU  - Arndt, Volker
TI  - Quality of life and physical activity in long-term (≥5 years post-diagnosis) colorectal cancer survivors - systematic review.
JO  - Health and quality of life outcomes
VL  - 16
IS  - 1
SN  - 1477-7525
CY  - London
PB  - BioMed Central
M1  - DKFZ-2018-00690
SP  - 112
PY  - 2018
AB  - Due to the increasing number of long-term (≥5 years post diagnosis) colorectal cancer survivors, long-term quality of life of these patients is highly relevant. Several studies have reported a positive association between physical activity and quality of life in colorectal cancer survivors, however, so far no systematic review has been published which focuses on long-term colorectal cancer survivors.A systematic review was conducted using the databases PubMed, Web of Science, PsychINFO, and CINAHL. Studies which investigated associations between physical activity and quality of life in long-term colorectal cancer survivors were included.Ten articles based on seven studies were identified. Long-term colorectal cancer survivors who were physically active reported better quality of life than long-term survivors who were not physically active. Both, moderate to vigorous physical activity and lower levels like light physical activity were associated with higher quality of life. Most studies assessed the association between physical activity and quality of life cross-sectionally but one prospective study which measured physical activity and quality of life at three different points in time also found associations between physical activity and quality of life. The association between physical activity and quality of life seemed to be stronger among women than among men. The findings of this systematic review support an association between physical activity and quality of life in long-term colorectal cancer survivors. However, the evidence is limited as most studies were based on cross-sectional and observational design.
LB  - PUB:(DE-HGF)16
C6  - pmid:29859108
C2  - pmc:PMC5984808
DO  - DOI:10.1186/s12955-018-0934-7
UR  - https://inrepo02.dkfz.de/record/135953
ER  -