The Influence of Cancer Patient Characteristics on the Recommendation of Physical Activity by Healthcare Professionals.

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Abstract

Although physical activity (PA) is beneficial for patients with cancer, healthcare professionals (HCP) still scarcely recommend it. This study aimed to determine how HCP' sociodemographic and professional characteristics and their subjective assessments of patient characteristics are associated with their PA recommendations to patients with cancer.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Int J Behav Med

Title: International journal of behavioral medicine

Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC

ISSN (Electronic): 1532-7558

ISSN (Print): 1070-5503

Publication date (Electronic): Feb 2020

Volume: 27

Issue: 1

Affiliations

[1 ] Division of Physical Activity, Prevention and Cancer, National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT) Heidelberg and German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Im Neuenheimer Feld 581, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany.

[2 ] Medical Faculty, Heidelberg University, Im Neuenheimer Feld 672, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany.

[3 ] Institute of Psychology, Heidelberg University, Hauptstraße 47-51, 69117, Heidelberg, Germany.

[4 ] Division of Medical Oncology, National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT) Heidelberg and University Clinic Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 460, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany.

[5 ] Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University Medical Center Mainz, Mainz University, Untere Zahlbacher Str. 8, 55131, Mainz, Germany.

[6 ] Division of Physical Activity, Prevention and Cancer, National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT) Heidelberg and German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Im Neuenheimer Feld 581, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany. k.steindorf@dkfz.de.

Article

Publisher Item ID: 10.1007/s12529-019-09833-z

DOI: 10.1007/s12529-019-09833-z

PubMed ID: 31823182

SO-VID: 289c760f-7acf-4013-86cd-f31b202294ba

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Keywords: Oncology,Healthcare,Exercise,Counseling,Patient characteristics

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Keywords: Oncology, Healthcare, Exercise, Counseling, Patient characteristics

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