Physical exercise recommendations for patients with polycythemia vera based on preferences identified in a large international patient survey study of the East German Study Group for Hematology and Oncology (OSHO #97)

Data from a multicenter survey of patients with PV showed that they prefer individual training (79%) located outdoors (79%) or at home (56%). Sports-inactive patients prefer training 1-2 times/week and session durations of 15-45 min, whereas sports-active patients prefer 3-4 times/week and 30-60 min (p < 0.001). Higher sport-inactiveness was observed in patients with lower educational level compared to those with higher educational level (69% vs. 50%, p = 0.021).