Television viewing time of colorectal cancer survivors is associated prospectively with quality of life.

摘要

OBJECTIVE: To examine prospective associations of television viewing time with quality of life, following a colorectal cancer diagnosis. METHODS: One thousand, nine hundred and sixty-six colorectal cancer survivors were recruited through the Queensland Cancer Registry. Interviews were conducted at 5, 12, 24, and 36 months post-diagnosis. Generalized linear mixed models estimated the effects of television viewing time on quality of life. RESULTS: Participants who watched >/=5 h of television per day had a 16% lower total quality of life score than did participants reporting