Journal article
Volume and correlates of objectively measured physical activity and sedentary time in non-Hodgkin lymphoma survivors
T Boyle, BM Lynch, EK Ransom, JK Vallance
Psycho Oncology | Published : 2017
DOI: 10.1002/pon.4027
Abstract
Objectives: Few studies have measured the physical activity levels of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) survivors, and no previous studies have measured sedentary behavior levels in this population. This study used accelerometers to measure the physical activity and sedentary time levels of NHL survivors and examined the demographic, behavioral, and medical correlates of these behaviors. Methods: A total of 156 NHL survivors (mean age = 64 years) completed a questionnaire and wore an accelerometer for seven consecutive days during waking hours. Descriptive statistics were used to describe physical activity and sedentary time levels, and linear regression was used to investigate correlates of these ..
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Awarded by National Breast Cancer Foundation
Funding Acknowledgements
This study was funded by a project grant from the Cancer Council Western Australia. Terry Boyle is supported by an Early Career Fellowship from the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council (number 1072266). Terry Boyle is also supported by a Fellowship from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (number 300068), a Postdoctoral Fellowship from the Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research (number 5553), and an Honorary Killam Postdoctoral Research Fellowship from The University of British Columbia. Brigid Lynch is supported by an Early Career Fellowship from the National Breast Cancer Foundation. Jeff Vallance is supported by the Canada Research Chairs program and a Population Health Investigator Award from Alberta Innovates-Health Solutions. We would like to acknowledge the staff at the Western Australia Cancer Registry for their assistance and support in study recruitment and staff at the Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute for their assistance in data processing and sincerely thank the people who took the time to participate in this study.