Objective Physical Activity and Self-Reported Quality of Life in Patients Receiving Palliative Chemotherapy Max Dahele, MBChB, MRCP, FRCR, MSc, Richard J.E. Skipworth, BSc (Hons), MBChB, MRCSEd, Lucy Wall, BA, MBBS, MRCP, MSc, MD, Anne Voss, PhD, Tom Preston, PhD, Kenneth C.H. Fearon, MBChB (Hons), MD, FRCPS (Glas), FRCS (Ed), FRCS (Eng) Journal of Pain and Symptom Management Volume 33, Issue 6, Pages 676-685 (June 2007) DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2006.09.024 Copyright © 2007 U.S. Cancer Pain Relief Committee Terms and Conditions
Fig. 1 Total time during one week spent (a) lying and sitting, (b) quiet standing, and (c) stepping. The asterisk in (a) and (b) refers to outlying observations as noted in the Statistical Analysis Section. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management 2007 33, 676-685DOI: (10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2006.09.024) Copyright © 2007 U.S. Cancer Pain Relief Committee Terms and Conditions
Fig. 2 Total number of up/down transitions (a) and total number of steps (b) during a one-week period by patients receiving palliative chemotherapy compared with healthy controls. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management 2007 33, 676-685DOI: (10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2006.09.024) Copyright © 2007 U.S. Cancer Pain Relief Committee Terms and Conditions
Fig. 3 Stepping cadence (represented by the mid-value of cadence bands, apart from x=145, which indicates a cadence >140 steps/min) (a) and estimated total energy expenditure (b) over a one-week period in patients receiving palliative chemotherapy compared with healthy controls. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management 2007 33, 676-685DOI: (10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2006.09.024) Copyright © 2007 U.S. Cancer Pain Relief Committee Terms and Conditions
Fig. 4 The relationship between performance status (WHO/ECOG score) and estimated total energy expenditure (a) and average number of steps/day (b) in patients undergoing palliative chemotherapy compared with healthy controls. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management 2007 33, 676-685DOI: (10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2006.09.024) Copyright © 2007 U.S. Cancer Pain Relief Committee Terms and Conditions
Fig. 5 The relationship between QoL and physical activity represented by estimated total energy expenditure (a) and average number of steps/day (b) in patients undergoing palliative chemotherapy. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management 2007 33, 676-685DOI: (10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2006.09.024) Copyright © 2007 U.S. Cancer Pain Relief Committee Terms and Conditions