Cross-sectional study investigates physical activity and exercise beliefs' impact on quality of life and social participation among cancer patients.
Key Points
This study examines the physical activity levels and exercise beliefs of cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy and their relation to social participation and quality of life.
Cross-sectional study involving 101 outpatient cancer patients receiving chemotherapy.
Physical activity assessed using the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) and exercise beliefs with the Exercise Belief Questionnaire.
Quality of life evaluated using the EORTC QLQ-C30, with social participation measured through the RNLI.
44.5% of participants were inactive, while 55.4% were minimally active.
Higher physical activity levels correlated with enhanced quality of life (EORTC QLQ-C30 function score r = 0.331, p = 0.001).
Negative exercise beliefs were linked to lower quality of life scores (RNLI r = −0.388, p < 0.001).