학술논문
Attitudes and Beliefs of Older Female Breast Cancer Survivors and Providers About Exercise in Cancer Care.
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Article
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Subject
*ATTITUDE (Psychology)
*BREAST tumors
*CANCER patients
*CANCER patient medical care
*CONTENT analysis
*COUNSELING
*EXERCISE therapy
*INTERVIEWING
*RESEARCH methodology
*MEDICAL personnel
*QUESTIONNAIRES
*RESEARCH funding
*WOMEN'S health
*WORLD Wide Web
*EMAIL
*HUMAN services programs
*ACQUISITION of data
*DATA analysis software
*PATIENTS' attitudes
*DESCRIPTIVE statistics
*OLD age
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ISSN
0190-535X
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: To understand breast cancer survivors' and providers' attitudes and beliefs regarding exercise counseling and structured exercise programs within cancer care. SAMPLE & SETTING: 61 female breast cancer survivors and 11 breast cancer providers from a university cancer center in the Pacific Northwest. METHODS & VARIABLES: Survivors completed anonymous self-report surveys, and providers participated in semistructured interviews. Survey data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, and interview transcripts were analyzed using qualitative content analysis. RESULTS: Breast cancer survivors and providers believed that including exercise counseling within cancer care was important. More than half of the survivors reported that they would attend structured exercise classes; a majority of providers thought cancer centers should offer exercise programs. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING: Nurses could facilitate exercise counseling within cancer care and advocate for clinic-based exercise programs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]