{"id":{"repo_id":"wfu","oai_identifier":"oai:wakespace.lib.wfu.edu:10339/90739"},"canonical_url":"https://search.dev.ndltd.org/etd/wfu/oai:wakespace.lib.wfu.edu:10339/90739","repository":{"repo_id":"wfu","name":"Wake Forest University","base_url":"https://wakespace.lib.wfu.edu/oai/request"},"display":{"title":"Physical Activity Predicts Physical Function in Women Undergoing Breast Cancer Treatment","abstract":"The American Cancer Society estimates that 1 in 8 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in her lifetime. Due to 5-year survival rates of 89.7%, it is important to examine factors that impact physical function over the course of cancer treatment. Purpose: To prospectively analyze changes in physical function and the extent to which physical activity predicted these changes in a group of 400 women with recently diagnosed, staged breast cancer. Methods: Three visits were included in this study: pre-surgery, one-year, and two-years post-surgery. Each session consisted of assessments of physical activity (PA), perceived function, strength, shoulder mobility. Results: The women in this study were a mean age of 57 years, overweight with a mean BMI of 29.4 kg/m2, physically inactive, and diagnosed with early stage breast cancer. Linear regression analyses, controlling for age, BMI, and treatment, indicated that baseline PA predicted year one bicep strength (β= .254, p<0.001) and grip strength (β= .146, p<0.001) and year two bicep strength (β= .304, p=0.022). Conclusions: Since PA levels before and during treatment are below national recommendations and pre-treatment PA affects physical function, future research should target PA interventions concurrent with treatment to preserve function during survivorship.","abstract_html":"The American Cancer Society estimates that 1 in 8 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in her lifetime. Due to 5-year survival rates of 89.7%, it is important to examine factors that impact physical function over the course of cancer treatment. Purpose: To prospectively analyze changes in physical function and the extent to which physical activity predicted these changes in a group of 400 women with recently diagnosed, staged breast cancer. Methods: Three visits were included in this study: pre-surgery, one-year, and two-years post-surgery. Each session consisted of assessments of physical activity (PA), perceived function, strength, shoulder mobility. Results: The women in this study were a mean age of 57 years, overweight with a mean BMI of 29.4 kg/m2, physically inactive, and diagnosed with early stage breast cancer. Linear regression analyses, controlling for age, BMI, and treatment, indicated that baseline PA predicted year one bicep strength (β= .254, p&lt;0.001) and grip strength (β= .146, p&lt;0.001) and year two bicep strength (β= .304, p=0.022). Conclusions: Since PA levels before and during treatment are below national recommendations and pre-treatment PA affects physical function, future research should target PA interventions concurrent with treatment to preserve function during survivorship.","abstract_has_math":false,"creators":["Hanson, Lindsey L"],"institution":"Wake Forest University","degree_name":null,"degree_level":null,"degree_discipline":null,"degree_department":null,"school":null,"contributors":[],"advisors":[],"committee_chairs":[],"committee_members":[],"year":2018,"date_issued":"2018","date_published":"2018","updated_at":"2026-07-27T22:02:23Z","subjects":["Breast Cancer"],"languages":["en"],"rights":[],"rights_urls":[],"identifier_entries":[]},"links":{"outbound_url":"http://hdl.handle.net/10339/90739","outbound_label":"Handle","outbound_source":"dc:identifier.uri"},"metadata_groups":[{"id":"people","label":"People","entries":[{"key":"dc:creator","label":"Author","values":["Hanson, Lindsey L"]}]},{"id":"academic_context","label":"Academic Context","entries":[{"key":"dc:date.accessioned","label":"Dc Date Accessioned","values":["2018-05-24T08:36:14Z"]},{"key":"dc:date.available","label":"Dc Date Available","values":["2023-05-24T08:30:14Z"]},{"key":"dc:date.issued","label":"Date","values":["2018"]},{"key":"dc:publisher","label":"Institution","values":["Wake Forest University"]},{"key":"dc:type","label":"Dc Type","values":["Thesis"]}]},{"id":"subjects_keywords","label":"Subjects and Keywords","entries":[{"key":"dc:subject","label":"Dc Subject","values":["Breast Cancer"]}]},{"id":"language_rights","label":"Language and Rights","entries":[{"key":"dc:language.iso","label":"Language (ISO)","values":["en"]}]},{"id":"identifiers","label":"Identifiers","entries":[{"key":"dc:identifier.uri","label":"Identifier URI","values":["http://hdl.handle.net/10339/90739"]}]},{"id":"additional","label":"Additional Metadata","entries":[{"key":"dc:description.abstract","label":"Abstract","values":["The American Cancer Society estimates that 1 in 8 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in her lifetime. Due to 5-year survival rates of 89.7%, it is important to examine factors that impact physical function over the course of cancer treatment. Purpose: To prospectively analyze changes in physical function and the extent to which physical activity predicted these changes in a group of 400 women with recently diagnosed, staged breast cancer. Methods: Three visits were included in this study: pre-surgery, one-year, and two-years post-surgery. Each session consisted of assessments of physical activity (PA), perceived function, strength, shoulder mobility. Results: The women in this study were a mean age of 57 years, overweight with a mean BMI of 29.4 kg/m2, physically inactive, and diagnosed with early stage breast cancer. Linear regression analyses, controlling for age, BMI, and treatment, indicated that baseline PA predicted year one bicep strength (β= .254, p<0.001) and grip strength (β= .146, p<0.001) and year two bicep strength (β= .304, p=0.022). Conclusions: Since PA levels before and during treatment are below national recommendations and pre-treatment PA affects physical function, future research should target PA interventions concurrent with treatment to preserve function during survivorship."]},{"key":"dc:title","label":"Title","values":["Physical Activity Predicts Physical Function in Women Undergoing Breast Cancer Treatment"]}]}],"canonical_facts":{"dc:creator":["Hanson, Lindsey L"],"dc:date.accessioned":["2018-05-24T08:36:14Z"],"dc:date.available":["2023-05-24T08:30:14Z"],"dc:date.issued":["2018"],"dc:description.abstract":["The American Cancer Society estimates that 1 in 8 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in her lifetime. Due to 5-year survival rates of 89.7%, it is important to examine factors that impact physical function over the course of cancer treatment. Purpose: To prospectively analyze changes in physical function and the extent to which physical activity predicted these changes in a group of 400 women with recently diagnosed, staged breast cancer. Methods: Three visits were included in this study: pre-surgery, one-year, and two-years post-surgery. Each session consisted of assessments of physical activity (PA), perceived function, strength, shoulder mobility. Results: The women in this study were a mean age of 57 years, overweight with a mean BMI of 29.4 kg/m2, physically inactive, and diagnosed with early stage breast cancer. Linear regression analyses, controlling for age, BMI, and treatment, indicated that baseline PA predicted year one bicep strength (β= .254, p<0.001) and grip strength (β= .146, p<0.001) and year two bicep strength (β= .304, p=0.022). 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