Key result
Only 12.3% of Australian prostate cancer survivors met contemporary exercise guidelines, and inactivity was associated with higher global distress (p=0.01) and poorer quality of life.
Why the study?
Does compliance with exercise-oncology guidelines improve psychological distress, unmet supportive care needs, and quality of life in prostate cancer survivors?
Cohort (n=463)
Does compliance with exercise-oncology guidelines improve psychological distress, unmet supportive care needs, and quality of life in prostate cancer survivors?
Only a small proportion of prostate cancer survivors meet exercise guidelines, and inactivity is associated with higher psychological distress and poorer quality of life.
Low guideline adherence (12%) among prostate cancer survivors; leaves open whether exercise improves distress, needs, and QoL.
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to determine prevalence of Australian prostate cancer survivors meeting contemporary exercise-oncology guidelines and identify associations with distress, unmet supportive care needs, and quality of life. METHODS: A population-based cohort of 463 prostate cancer survivors who were on 10.8 months post-curative therapy was assessed for compliance with current exercise guidelines for cancer survivors, motivational readiness for physical activity, psychological distress, unmet supportive care needs, and quality of life. RESULTS: Only 57 men (12.3%) reported sufficient exercise levels (150 min of moderate intensity or 75 min of strenuous exercise per week and twice weekly resistance exercise), 186 (40.2%) were insufficiently active, and 220 (47.5%) were inactive. Among inactive men, 99 (45.0%) were in the contemplation or preparation stage of motivation readiness. Inactive men had higher global distress (p = 0.01) and Brief Symptom Inventory-Anxiety (p < 0.05) than those who were insufficiently active. Total Supportive Care Needs and International Prostate Cancer Symptom scores were higher in inactive than insufficiently and sufficiently active men (p < 0.05). Lack of physical activity contributed to poorer quality of life. CONCLUSIONS: Only a small proportion of Australian prostate cancer survivors met contemporary exercise-oncology recommendations despite increasing recognition of exercise to improve patient outcomes. Strategies are urgently required to increase prostate cancer survivors' participation in aerobic and resistance exercise training.
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Galvão et al. (2015) conducted a cohort in Prostate cancer (n=463). Sufficient exercise levels (compliance with guidelines) vs. Insufficiently active or inactive was evaluated on Compliance with contemporary exercise-oncology guidelines. Only 12.3% of Australian prostate cancer survivors met contemporary exercise guidelines, and inactivity was associated with higher global distress (p=0.01) and poorer quality of life.
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