Can Step-Based Metrics Predict Current and Future Health-Related Fitness and Patient-Reported Outcomes among Women Diagnosed with Breast Cancer?
Although our findings need to be replicated, they suggest that simple step counts measured near diagnosis could help health care providers assess the fitness and health status of women recently diagnosed with breast cancer and improve their survivorship care plans.
Authors
- Jessica McNeil (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1078-5812)
- Margaret L. McNeely (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4376-4847)
- Christine M. Friedenreich (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4783-1966)
- S. Nicole Culos‐Reed (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3896-7383)
- Kerry S. Courneya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9677-3918)
- Chad W. Wagoner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4930-4238)
- Charles Edwards Matthews (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8037-3103)
- Lin Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1698-6666)
- Leanne Dickau
- Qinggang Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4200-307X)
- Jeffrey K. Vallance
Institutions
- Alberta Health Services (CA)
- University of Alberta (CA)
- University of Calgary (CA)
- University of North Carolina at Greensboro (US)
- Alberta Cancer Foundation (CA)
- Department of Health and Human Services (US)
- University of Tennessee at Knoxville (US)
- Athabasca University (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise
- Published
- 2025-09-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1249/mss.0000000000003843
- Primary Topic
- Cancer survivorship and care
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00