Factors That Affect Decisions About Physical Activity and Exercise in Survivors of Breast Cancer: A Qualitative Study

P. Sander, Antoinette; Wilson, Jessica; Izzo, Nicole; A. Mountford, Stephanie; Hayes, Karen

doi:10.2522/ptj.20110115

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Factors That Affect Decisions About Physical Activity and Exercise in Survivors of Breast Cancer: A Qualitative Study

Published in Physical Therapy • Dec 10, 2011

Authors:

Antoinette P. Sander

Jessica Wilson

Nicole Izzo

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Exercise has many benefits for survivors of breast cancer, yet only half of this population regularly exercise. Fear has been identified as a barrier to exercise for people with neuromusculoskeletal conditions but has been minimally explored in women with breast cancer. OBJECTIVES: The p...

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Breast cancer

Physical therapy

Affect (linguistics)

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