Article ; Online: How the COVID-19 pandemic has affected eating habits and physical activity in breast cancer survivors: the DianaWeb study.
Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice
2022 Volume 17, Issue 4, Page(s) 974–985
Abstract: Purpose: Breast cancer (BC) survivors are increasingly interested in learning about healthy lifestyles to reduce the risk of BC recurrence and mortality. The DianaWeb study, a community-based participatory research, offers BC patients a specific ... ...
| Abstract | Purpose: Breast cancer (BC) survivors are increasingly interested in learning about healthy lifestyles to reduce the risk of BC recurrence and mortality. The DianaWeb study, a community-based participatory research, offers BC patients a specific interactive website to help them in adopting and maintain correct lifestyles, in line with World Cancer Research Fund recommendations. However, to limit the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, most countries introduced restrictions which, inevitably, caused sudden lifestyle changes. The current study aimed at evaluating changes in lifestyle in BC survivors before, during, and after the first two waves of the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: We used data of 224 BC cancer survivors enrolled in the DianaWeb study. We evaluated the adherence to physical activity (PA) guidelines, to Mediterranean diet (MD), and WCRF recommendations, at baseline, during and after the first two waves of the COVID-19 pandemic. We estimated the association between PA, MD, and WCRF adherence with sociodemographic characteristics, years from enrolment in the DianaWeb study, and type of breast cancer. Results: As expected, during confinement periods, we observed a significant decrease in walking activity and in the percentage of patients performing vigorous PA. In post-quarantine, total weekly energy expenditure increased significantly. BC patients participating in the DianaWeb study for more than 3 years were more likely to be more active. There were no changes in MD and WCRF adherence. Conclusions: Our results show that the proposed interactive website was useful in achieving durable lifestyle changes, that have not been undermined either during the COVID-19 pandemic. Implications for cancer survivors: Patient education is essential for guiding BC survivors toward improving their health outcomes; therefore, an interactive website like the one proposed by the DianaWeb study may be useful to improve healthy lifestyles. |
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| MeSH term(s) | Humans ; Female ; Breast Neoplasms/epidemiology ; Cancer Survivors ; COVID-19/epidemiology ; Pandemics ; Neoplasm Recurrence, Local ; Exercise ; Feeding Behavior |
| Language | English |
| Publishing date | 2022-12-13 |
| Publishing country | United States |
| Document type | Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
| ZDB-ID | 2388888-X |
| ISSN | 1932-2267 ; 1932-2259 |
| ISSN (online) | 1932-2267 |
| ISSN | 1932-2259 |
| DOI | 10.1007/s11764-022-01294-w |
| Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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