Replacing sedentary time with physical activity or sleep: effects on cancer-related cognitive impairment in breast cancer survivors.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Evidence suggests reallocating daily sedentary time to physical activity or sleep confers important health benefits in cancer survivors. Despite emerging research suggesting physical activity as a treatment for cancer-related cognitive impairment (CRCI), little is known about the interactive effects of behaviors across the 24-h period. The present purpose was to examine the cognitive effects of reallocating sedentary time to light-intensity physical activity, moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA), or sleep in breast cancer survivors.

Methods

Breast cancer survivors (N = 271, Mage = 57.81 ± 9.50 years) completed iPad-based questionnaires and cognitive tasks assessing demographics, health history, executive function, and processing speed (Task-Switch, Trail

SUBMITTER: Ehlers DK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6019533 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature