Do Cancer-Related Fatigue and Physical Activity Vary by Age for Black Women With a History of Breast Cancer?

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• Journal Article:
  Preventing Chronic Disease (PCD)
• Personal Author:
  Swen, Melody ; Mann, Amandeep ; Paxton, Raheem J. ; Dean, Lorraine T.
• Description:
  Introduction ; Cancer-related fatigue (CRF) is the most uncomfortable symptom among women with a history of breast cancer. Black women are more likely than women of other racial/ethnic groups to have CRF risk factors, such as physical inactivity and obesity, yet CRF studies have not focused on black women. We conducted a cross-sectional analysis to assess CRF and physical activity among black women survivors of breast cancer. ; Method ; In May and July of 2012, 267 members (mean age, 54 y) of the Sisters Network, Inc, completed an online survey of sociodemographic characteristics, medical characteristics, and physical activity, and a fatigue instrument (the Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy FACIT). Multiple linear regression assessed fatigue and physical activity compliance (ie, 150 minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity per week). ; Results ; Participants had an average FACIT score of 32.3, Fatigue was greater (P < .001) among the 56% of women not meeting physical activity guidelines. In multivariable analysis, correlates of fatigue showed that physical activity compliance (β = 3.20, P < .001) and older age group (50–59 y: β = 3.98, P = .001; ≥60 y,: β = 3.76, P = .003) were associated with less fatigue. The interaction between age and fatigue was also significant: mean differences in fatigue by physical activity level were obvious only among women younger than 50 years. (P < .001). ; Conclusion ; Physical activity compliance was associated with a lower level of fatigue. However, the effect of physical activity on fatigue may differ by age. Interventions aimed at curbing CRF in black women should consider age-appropriate strategies that can be integrated into existing lifestyles.
• Subjects:
  • Adult
  • Animals
  • Black or African American
  • Breast Neoplasms
  • Exercise
  • Fatigue
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
• Source:
  Prev Chronic Dis. 14.
• DOI:
  http://dx.doi.org/10.5888/pcd14.170128
• ISSN:
  1545-1151
• Pubmed ID:
  29191261
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC5716813
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  K01 CA158000/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States ; P30 AI094189/AI/NIAID NIH HHS/United States ; R25 MH083620/MH/NIMH NIH HHS/United States ; P30 CA006973/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States ; R01 CA106851/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States ; K01 CA184288/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States ; U54 CA155850/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States
• Volume:
  14
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/50300/cdc_50300_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 327.24 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Preventing Chronic Disease
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