TY - JOUR
T1 - Physical activity in patients with cancer
T2 - self-report versus accelerometer assessments
AU - Douma, Joeri A.J.
AU - de Beaufort, Maaike B.
AU - Kampshoff, Caroline S.
AU - Persoon, Saskia
AU - Vermaire, Jorine A.
AU - Chinapaw, Mai J.
AU - van Mechelen, Willem
AU - Nollet, Frans
AU - Kersten, Marie José
AU - Smit, Jan H.
AU - Verdonck-de Leeuw, Irma M.
AU - Altenburg, Teatske M.
AU - Buffart, Laurien M.
N1 - Funding Information: The REACT, EXIST, and NET-QUBIC study were supported by the Alpe d’HuZes/KWF fund and the research grants were provided by Dutch Cancer Society; REACT (grant number ALPE 2009-4619), EXIST (grant number ALPE 2009-4620), and NET-QUBIC (grant number VU 2012-5601). Funding Information: All authors contributed to the study conception and design. Material preparation, data collection, and analysis were performed by Joeri Douma, Caroline Kampshoff, Saskia Persoon, Jorine Vermaire, Maaike de Beaufort, and Laurien Buffart. Joeri Douma, Maaike de Beaufort, and Laurien Buffart drafted the manuscript and it was critically reviewed and approved by all authors. Publisher Copyright: © 2019, The Author(s). Copyright: Copyright 2020 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2020/8/1
Y1 - 2020/8/1
N2 - Purpose: The level of daily physical activity in patients with cancer is frequently assessed by questionnaires, such as the Physical Activity Scale for the Elderly (PASE). Objective assessments, with for example accelerometers, may be a good alternative. The aim of this study was to investigate the agreement between the PASE questionnaire and accelerometer-assessed physical activity in a large group of patients with different types of cancer. Methods: Baseline accelerometer and PASE questionnaire data of 403 participants from the REACT (Resistance and Endurance Exercise After Chemotherapy, n = 227), the EXIST (Exercise Intervention After Stem-Cell Transplantation, n = 74), and NET-QUBIC (NEtherlands QUality of Life And Biomedical Cohort Studies In Cancer, n = 102) studies were available for the current analyses. Physical activity was assessed by the PASE questionnaire (total score) and accelerometers (total minutes per day > 100 counts). Linear mixed models regression analysis was used to assess the agreement between the PASE questionnaire and accelerometer-assessed physical activity. Results: The mean (SD) PASE score was 95.9 (75.1) points and mean (SD) time in physical activity measured with the accelerometer was 256.6 (78.8) min per day. The agreement between the PASE score and the accelerometer data was significant, but poor (standardized regression coefficient (B) = 0.36, 95%CI = 0.27; 0.44, p < 0.01). Conclusion: Agreement between the PASE questionnaire and accelerometer-assessed physical activity was poor. The poor agreement indicates that they measure different physical activity constructs and cannot be used interchangeably to assess the level of daily physical activity in patients with cancer.
AB - Purpose: The level of daily physical activity in patients with cancer is frequently assessed by questionnaires, such as the Physical Activity Scale for the Elderly (PASE). Objective assessments, with for example accelerometers, may be a good alternative. The aim of this study was to investigate the agreement between the PASE questionnaire and accelerometer-assessed physical activity in a large group of patients with different types of cancer. Methods: Baseline accelerometer and PASE questionnaire data of 403 participants from the REACT (Resistance and Endurance Exercise After Chemotherapy, n = 227), the EXIST (Exercise Intervention After Stem-Cell Transplantation, n = 74), and NET-QUBIC (NEtherlands QUality of Life And Biomedical Cohort Studies In Cancer, n = 102) studies were available for the current analyses. Physical activity was assessed by the PASE questionnaire (total score) and accelerometers (total minutes per day > 100 counts). Linear mixed models regression analysis was used to assess the agreement between the PASE questionnaire and accelerometer-assessed physical activity. Results: The mean (SD) PASE score was 95.9 (75.1) points and mean (SD) time in physical activity measured with the accelerometer was 256.6 (78.8) min per day. The agreement between the PASE score and the accelerometer data was significant, but poor (standardized regression coefficient (B) = 0.36, 95%CI = 0.27; 0.44, p < 0.01). Conclusion: Agreement between the PASE questionnaire and accelerometer-assessed physical activity was poor. The poor agreement indicates that they measure different physical activity constructs and cannot be used interchangeably to assess the level of daily physical activity in patients with cancer.
KW - Accelerometer-assessed physical activity
KW - Agreement
KW - Cancer
KW - Exercise
KW - Self-reported physical activity
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U2 - https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-019-05203-3
DO - https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-019-05203-3
M3 - Article
C2 - 31820127
SN - 0941-4355
VL - 28
SP - 3701
EP - 3709
JO - Supportive Care in Cancer
JF - Supportive Care in Cancer
IS - 8
ER -
