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Exercise Intervention: A Pilot Study to Assess the Feasibility and Impact on Cancer-Related Fatigue and Quality of Life Among Patients With High-Grade Glioma

Jennifer Spencer
Beth A. Staffileno
CJON 2021, 25(2), 194-200 DOI: 10.1188/21.CJON.194-200
Background: Cancer-related fatigue (CRF) is a challenging symptom, often compromising quality of life (QOL) and hindering physical activity among patients with cancer. Objectives: This 18-month pilot study assessed the feasibility to recruit and retain participants with high-grade glioma into a 10-...
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Physical Activity in Young Adult Cancer Survivors: A Scoping Review

Ann Marie Moraitis
Memnun Seven
Rachel K. Walker
ONF 2021, 48(2), 184-194 DOI: 10.1188/21.ONF.184-194
Problem Identification: Physical activity, a precision health strategy, positively affects biopsychosocial health in adult cancer survivors. However, understanding its effects among young adult (YA) cancer survivors is limited. The purpose of this scoping review was to explore existing research on...
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A Retrospective, Cross-Sectional Study of Self-Reported Physical Activity and Depression Among Breast, Gynecologic, and Thoracic Cancer Survivors

Michelle D’Errico
Kristen L. Fessele
ONF 2021, 48(1), 59-64 DOI: 10.1188/21.ONF.59-64
Objectives: To describe cancer survivors’ self-reported frequency and intensity of physical activity and depression. Sample & Setting: 1,412 breast (n = 375), gynecologic (n = 369), and thoracic (n = 668) cancer survivors at an urban comprehensive cancer center between July 2017 and December...
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Association Between Physical Activity Levels and Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy Severity in Cancer Survivors

Anna Wilcoxon
Kord M. Kober
Carol Viele
Kimberly Topp
Betty Smoot
Gary Abrams
Margaret Chesney
Steven M. Paul
Yvette P. Conley
Jon D. Levine
Christine Miaskowski
ONF 2020, 47(6), 703-719 DOI: 10.1188/20.ONF.703-719
Objectives: To evaluate for differences in demographic and clinical characteristics, as well as subjective and objective measures of chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN), among different exercise groups. Sample & Setting: Cancer survivors (N = 290) were recruited from throughout...
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Postdiagnosis Physical Activity: Association With Long-Term Fatigue and Sleep Disturbance in Older Adult Breast Cancer Survivors

Alexi Vasbinder
Kerryn W. Reding
Di Wang
Claire J. Han
Oleg Zaslavsky
Dale J. Langford
Elizabeth M. Cespedes Feliciano
Wendy E. Barrington
Electra D. Paskett
CJON 2020, 24(4), 381-391 DOI: 10.1188/20.CJON.381-391
Background: Physical activity is frequently proposed as an intervention to reduce fatigue and sleep disturbance in cancer survivors; however, the long-term effects of physical activity are often not reported, and older adults are typically excluded from these intervention studies. Objectives: This...
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