Adherence to health-related lifestyle behavior recommendations and association with quality of life among cancer survivors and age-matched controls in Korea.

BACKGROUND This study was conducted to determine the relationship between lifestyle behavior and quality of life (QoL) among cancer survivors in Korea. MATERIALS AND METHODS Data for a total of 471 (173 men, 298 women) cancer survivors (CS) over 40 years old were obtained from the database of the 4th Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES IV). An identical number of subjects of the same age, sex, and education who had no restrictions in physical activity were randomly selected from the database and represented the control group (CG). Drinking, smoking, and exercise behavior were assessed. RESULTS The number of heavy drinkers was lower in CS (9.4%) than in CG (15.8%) (p<0.01); similarly, there were fewer smokers in CS (9.1%) than in CG (14.0%) (p<0.05). The percentage of individuals engaging in vigorous, moderate, and low-intensity exercise did not differ between CS (13.6%, 14.7%, and 50.0%) and CG (14.3%, 13.4%, and 49.7%, respectively). No differences in Euro QoL Questionnaire 5-Dimensional Classification (EQ-5D) scores on both drinking and smoking behaviors were noted. Compared to the non-exercisers, the low-intensity exercisers in CG (0.91±0.10 vs. 0.94±0.09), vigorous-intensity exercisers in CS (0.84±0.62 vs. 0.91±0.11), and low-intensity exercisers in CS (0.82±0.22 vs. 0.88±0.13) scored higher on the EQ-5D. CONCLUSIONS Although cancer survivors practiced more conscious health behavior in drinking and smoking, their engagement in exercise did not differ from that of non-cancer survivors. Since exercise engagement increases QoL in general, implementation of an educational program that promotes exercise engagement in cancer survivors may be required.

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  2013

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  Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

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  Medicine

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  DOI 10.7314/APJCP.2013.14.5.2949PMID 23803059
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