Physical Activity Enjoyment and Self-Efficacy As Predictors of Cancer Patients' Physical Activity Level.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Physical activity (PA) can support cancer patients during medical treatment by reducing side-effects and increasing quality of life. However, PA levels mostly decline after diagnosis. Which factors can explain if patients are able to remain or even increase their PA level? Self-efficacy is an important cognitive factor that has been linked to cancer patients' PA across many studies. In contrast, affective factors such as PA enjoyment have rarely been examined. We compare the influence of self-efficacy and PA enjoyment on cancer patients' PA levels after completion of an exercise or stress-management intervention.

Methods

Outpatient cancer patients [N = 72; 54% female; M = 56 years, SD = 12.34; most with breast or colon cancer (34%, 15%)] were enrolled in the MOTIV

SUBMITTER: Ungar N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4914598 | biostudies-literature | 2016

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature