2012 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Development of a program aiming to recover cancer survivors' fitness
| Project/Area Number |
20390558
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Clinical nursing
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| Research Institution | Research Institute, International Medical Center of Japan (2009-2012)
St. Luke's College of Nursing (2008) |
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Principal Investigator |
TONOSAKI Akiko 独立行政法人国立国際医療研究センター, 成人看護学, 教授 (20317621)
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| Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha) |
SATOH Masami 筑波大学, 大学院・人間総合科学研究科・看護科学系, 准教授 (60279833)
IMAIZUMI Satoko 武蔵野大学, 看護学部, 准教授 (10259161)
KOIZUMI Keisuke 千葉大学, 教育学部, 准教授 (20425359)
NANASAWA Akane 千葉大学, 教育学部, 准教授 (10513004)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2008 – 2012
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| Keywords | がん / リハビリテーション / 身体活動 / 身体組成 / 健康観 / QOL |
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| Research Abstract |
Some USA cohorts' results of research indicated that for breast cancer survivors who received chemotherapy, weight gain was found to adversely affect their prognosis. In the present study, we evaluated Japanese subjects receiving chemotherapy for breast cancer using a physical activity monitor for an average 88.7 days. Estimated average daily steps in subjects were 6836.7 and average weight gain was 3.3%. The rate of weight gain was strongly negatively correlated with the average amount of time with more than 3.0 METs (metabolic equivalent). The higher score of depression was strongly correlated with the average amount of time with less than 1.5 METs. Moreover, high rate of total body fat after chemotherapy was correlated with low perception of physical health status (PCS; Physical Component Summary). Based on these results we suggest that low physical activity induced weight gain and mental disorder.
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