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Built and Natural Environment Barriers and Facilitators to Physical Activity in Rural, Suburban, and Small Urban
Pam B DeGuzman1, Crystal Chu1, Jessica Keim-Malpass1
1University of Virginia.
Purpose:
To explore built and natural environment barriers and facilitators to walking for exercise in cancer survivors.
Participants & Setting:
Cancer survivors (N = 7) living in rural, suburban, and small urban neighborhoods in central Virginia.
Methodologic Approach:
The authors used a qualitative descriptive design with photovoice to explore the cancer survivors' experience with residential walkability.
Findings:
The following three themes were identified from the data.
Implications For Nursing:
Clinicians should consider an evaluation of the built and natural environment to support walking in cancer survivors. These findings may be used in conjunction with known individual-level barriers to physical activity to develop guidance for oncology nurses to help survivors safely achieve physical activity goals.
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