Is higher physical fitness associated with better psychological health in young paediatric cancer survivors? A cross-sectional study from the iBoneFIT project.
Andrea Rodriguez-SolanaLuis Gracia-MarcoFrancisco J Llorente-CantareroCristina Cadenas-SanchezAndres Marmol-PerezJose Juan Gil-CosanoDiego Moliner-UrdialesEsther Ubago-GuisadoPublished in: Scandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports (2023)
Perceived physical fitness, but not objectively physical fitness, seems to be inversely related to psychological distress variables, and to less extend positively related to psychological well-being. The findings from this study highlight the importance of promoting self-perceived fitness in the paediatric oncology population.