Exploring Fatigue and Physical Activity Patterns in Young Adult Women with Breast Cancer
Mentor 1
Jeanne Erickson
Location
Union Wisconsin Room
Start Date
5-4-2019 1:30 PM
End Date
5-4-2019 3:30 PM
Description
Breast cancer is the most common form or cancer in women. Fatigue is a common symptom during chemotherapy which results in decreased physical activity. The purpose of this research is to explore fatigue and physical activity in young women over 3 months of chemotherapy. This study is a segment of a larger study. Women were recruited at the start of chemotherapy treatment. The clients participating in the study are ages 27-39, average age is 34. Involvement is for 12 weeks, no follow up is conducted after the 12 weeks are completed. The women using the accelerometers wore them the first and last week of the study and filled out a PROMIS survey about fatigue. Data were managed in Excel using descriptive statistics. 18 women were enrolled in the study (mean age 33.7 years), 2 withdrew and 1 is still completing the study. All the participants were married, most (13/18) were Caucasian, 14/18 had 1-5 children. Accelerometer data was collected on 11 women and average fatigue self-reports for 17 of the women. The average amount of moderate activity was 17.8 minutes/day at the beginning of the study. The national expectation is to have moderate physical activity for 21 minutes a day. After three months, the moderate exercise average was 17.6 minutes/day and 4,690 steps/day. The average PROMIS Fatigue T-score at baseline was 52.6, and after 3 months, the score was 53.4 with the healthy representative being 50.0. The data in the study would ideally be viewed individually to show variation in the participants. When looking at average data, these women were near the national average for physical activity and fatigue. In the future, this data could look at the women/populations at risk for poorer fatigue and physical activity in a larger study of chemotherapy clients.
Exploring Fatigue and Physical Activity Patterns in Young Adult Women with Breast Cancer
Union Wisconsin Room
Breast cancer is the most common form or cancer in women. Fatigue is a common symptom during chemotherapy which results in decreased physical activity. The purpose of this research is to explore fatigue and physical activity in young women over 3 months of chemotherapy. This study is a segment of a larger study. Women were recruited at the start of chemotherapy treatment. The clients participating in the study are ages 27-39, average age is 34. Involvement is for 12 weeks, no follow up is conducted after the 12 weeks are completed. The women using the accelerometers wore them the first and last week of the study and filled out a PROMIS survey about fatigue. Data were managed in Excel using descriptive statistics. 18 women were enrolled in the study (mean age 33.7 years), 2 withdrew and 1 is still completing the study. All the participants were married, most (13/18) were Caucasian, 14/18 had 1-5 children. Accelerometer data was collected on 11 women and average fatigue self-reports for 17 of the women. The average amount of moderate activity was 17.8 minutes/day at the beginning of the study. The national expectation is to have moderate physical activity for 21 minutes a day. After three months, the moderate exercise average was 17.6 minutes/day and 4,690 steps/day. The average PROMIS Fatigue T-score at baseline was 52.6, and after 3 months, the score was 53.4 with the healthy representative being 50.0. The data in the study would ideally be viewed individually to show variation in the participants. When looking at average data, these women were near the national average for physical activity and fatigue. In the future, this data could look at the women/populations at risk for poorer fatigue and physical activity in a larger study of chemotherapy clients.
