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What Do Breast Cancer Survivors Expect From Exercise?
Rachel Hirschey1, Wei Pan, Marilyn Hockenberry
1Author Affiliations: School of Nursing, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (Dr Hirschey); and Schools of Nursing, Duke University, Durham (Drs Pan, Hockenberry, Shaw, and Lipkus) and Medicine (Dr Kimmick), North Carolina.
Cancer Nursing
|August 8, 2018
Summary
Exercise outcome expectations are important for cancer survivors. Focusing on these expectations can motivate increased physical activity and improve overall well-being.
Area of Science:
- Oncology
- Behavioral Science
- Exercise Science
Background:
- Exercise outcome expectations (OEs) significantly influence exercise adoption and adherence in cancer survivors.
- Understanding the role of OEs is crucial for developing effective interventions to promote physical activity in this population.
Purpose of the Study:
- To assess the accessibility and importance of OEs among breast cancer survivors.
- To explore the relationship between the accessibility and importance of OEs.
Main Methods:
- A questionnaire was administered to 73 breast cancer survivors (Stage IA-IIB, 1-5 years post-treatment).
- Descriptive statistics were used to analyze the accessibility (frequency of thought) and importance (value) of OEs.
Main Results:
- Breast cancer survivors rated OEs as "important" (mean=6.1) and thought about them "sometimes/50% of the time" (mean=4.8).
- A moderate positive correlation (rs=0.48) was found between OE importance and accessibility, indicating they are related but distinct constructs.
Conclusions:
- OEs are generally important to breast cancer survivors and hold potential as a motivational tool for increasing exercise.
- Interventions encouraging survivors to focus on OEs may be more effective than traditional methods for promoting physical activity.
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