TY - JOUR
T1 - Prevalence, correlates, and psychosocial outcomes of sport participation in young adult cancer survivors
AU - Belanger, Lisa J.
AU - Plotnikoff, Ronald C.
AU - Clark, Alexander M.
AU - Courneya, Kerry S.
PY - 2013/3
Y1 - 2013/3
N2 - Young adult cancer survivors (YACS) face unique challenges from their disease and treatments that may influence their sport participation choices as well as their psychosocial response. Objectives: To examine the prevalence, correlates, and psychosocial outcomes of sport participation in YACS. Design: A provincial, population-based mailed survey of 588 YACS in Alberta, Canada, was completed in May 2008 and included measures of sport participation, psychosocial health (depression, self-esteem, and stress), quality of life (QoL), and medical and demographic variables. Results: One third (32.5%) of YACS reported participating in a sport in the past month with the most common being golf (40.8%) and ice hockey (8.3%). YACS participating in sport reported an average frequency of 1.7 (SD = 1.0) days/week and an average duration of 119 min/session (SD = 68) for a total of 189 (SD = 164) min/week. Independent t-tests showed that YACS who participated in sport reported better psychosocial health and QoL including physical QoL (p < 0.001), mental QoL (p < 0.001), self-esteem (p < 0.001), depression (p < 0.001), and stress (p < 0.001). In multivariate regression analysis, 8.5% (p < 0.001) of the variance in sport participation was explained by being male (β = 0.17, p < 0.001), Caucasian (β = 0.15, p = 0.001), in better general health (β = 0.15, p < 0.001), and having a normal body mass index (β = -0.10, p = 0.024). Discussion/conclusions: Sport participation is associated with better psychosocial health and QoL in YACS but only a third participated in the past month. Randomized controlled trials examining sport as an intervention strategy to increase physical activity and improve health outcomes in YACS are warranted.
AB - Young adult cancer survivors (YACS) face unique challenges from their disease and treatments that may influence their sport participation choices as well as their psychosocial response. Objectives: To examine the prevalence, correlates, and psychosocial outcomes of sport participation in YACS. Design: A provincial, population-based mailed survey of 588 YACS in Alberta, Canada, was completed in May 2008 and included measures of sport participation, psychosocial health (depression, self-esteem, and stress), quality of life (QoL), and medical and demographic variables. Results: One third (32.5%) of YACS reported participating in a sport in the past month with the most common being golf (40.8%) and ice hockey (8.3%). YACS participating in sport reported an average frequency of 1.7 (SD = 1.0) days/week and an average duration of 119 min/session (SD = 68) for a total of 189 (SD = 164) min/week. Independent t-tests showed that YACS who participated in sport reported better psychosocial health and QoL including physical QoL (p < 0.001), mental QoL (p < 0.001), self-esteem (p < 0.001), depression (p < 0.001), and stress (p < 0.001). In multivariate regression analysis, 8.5% (p < 0.001) of the variance in sport participation was explained by being male (β = 0.17, p < 0.001), Caucasian (β = 0.15, p = 0.001), in better general health (β = 0.15, p < 0.001), and having a normal body mass index (β = -0.10, p = 0.024). Discussion/conclusions: Sport participation is associated with better psychosocial health and QoL in YACS but only a third participated in the past month. Randomized controlled trials examining sport as an intervention strategy to increase physical activity and improve health outcomes in YACS are warranted.
KW - Cancer
KW - Depression
KW - Exercise
KW - Quality of life
KW - Self-esteem
KW - Sport
KW - Stress
KW - Young adult
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U2 - 10.1016/j.psychsport.2012.10.010
DO - 10.1016/j.psychsport.2012.10.010
M3 - Journal Article
AN - SCOPUS:84871586475
SN - 1469-0292
VL - 14
SP - 298
EP - 304
JO - Psychology of Sport and Exercise
JF - Psychology of Sport and Exercise
IS - 2
ER -