Associations Between Physical Activity and Quality of Life in Cancer Patients Receiving Palliative Care: A Pilot Survey

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 785-796

  Lowe, Sonya S ^a   Watanabe, Sharon M ^b   Baracos, Vickie E ^b   Courneya, Kerry S ^b  

^a CROSS CANCER INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

cancer; palliative care; Physical activity; quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; ARTICLE; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOME CARE; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; WALKING;

AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PILOT PROJECTS; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 70350584826     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2009.03.006     Document Type: Article

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