Impact of Physical Inactivity Following the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Overall Quality of Life among Cancer Patients
Published: October 1, 2023 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2023/65195.18530
Mansi Jain, Sakshi Vats, Aksh Chahal, Himani Kaushik, Kamran Ali
1. Assistant Professor, Department of Physiotherapy, Maharishi Markandeshwar Institute of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Maharishi Markandeshwar (Deemed to be University), Mullana, Ambala, Haryana, India.
2. Assistant Professor, Department of Allied Healthcare Sciences, Vivekananda Global University, Jagatpura, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.
3. Professor, Department of Physiotherapy, School of Medical and Allied Health Science, Galgotias University, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India.
4. Assistant Professor, Banarsidas Chandiwala Institute of Physiotherapy, Affiliated to Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Delhi, India.
5. Associate Professor, Department of Physiotherapy, School of Medical and Allied Sciences, GD Goenka University, Gurugram, Haryana, India.
Correspondence
Dr. Kamran Ali,
Associate Professor, Department of Physiotherapy, School of Medical and Allied Sciences, GD Goenka University, Gurugram-122103, Haryana, India.
E-mail: k.alisportsphysio@gmail.com
The human population’s health, economy, and way of life have been seriously threatened by the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Patients with cancer are one of the special patient groups who faced additional difficulties during COVID-19, with additional problems in their basket. To minimise the sufferings, regular physical activity of any intensity lowers the chance of cancer progression while enhancing survival rates and Quality of Life (QoL). The lengthy indoor stay during the COVID-19 lockdown prompted inactivity among cancer patients, reducing their overall QoL. The purpose of this article is to ascertain how COVID-19-related physical inactivity affected cancer patients and their QoL.
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