Physical activity in adolescent cancer survivors: A dyadic study exploring adolescents and their parents
Year: 2015
Type: article
Abstract: • Adolescent cancer survivors experience several negative shortand long-term side effects and health outcomes as a result of their past therapy: • Comorbidities, chronic conditions, premature mortality, and physical limitations1 • Psychological, emotional, and social impairments2 • Reduced quality of life3 • Recent systematic reviews and meta-analyses show that physical activity can help mitigate these negative side effects and health outcomes in children and adults with cancer4,5 • Less information exists for adolescent cancer populations • The Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology recommends 60 minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity daily for youth6 • Less than 30% of cancer survivors 9-18 years of age are meeting these guidelines7 • The determinants of physical activity in this population need to be better understood to highlight what factors to target in behavioural interventions
Author: Jacqueline Lee
Language: English
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W1444247892