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Attitudes and Beliefs of Older Female Breast Cancer Survivors and Providers About Exercise in Cancer Care

Cynthia K. Perry
Wafaa Bin Ali
Emma Solanki
Kerri Winters-Stone
ONF 2020, 47(1), 56-69 DOI: 10.1188/20.ONF.56-69
Objectives: To understand breast cancer survivors’ and providers’ attitudes and beliefs regarding exercise counseling and structured exercise programs within cancer care. Sample & Setting: 61 female breast cancer survivors and 11 breast cancer providers from a university cancer center in the...
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Factors Influencing Patients’ Intention to Perform Physical Activity During Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation

Samantha M. Kolke
Megan Kuhlenschmidt
Erica Bauer
Mary K. Anthony
Haley Gittleman
Paolo F. Caimi
Susan R. Mazanec
ONF 2019, 46(6), 746-756 DOI: 10.1188/19.ONF.746-756
Objectives: To examine theoretical and medical variables influencing a patient’s intention to perform physical activity during hospitalization for hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT). Sample & Setting: 54 patients undergoing HCT at the Seidman Cancer Center in Cleveland, Ohio. Methods...
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Qigong: Benefits for Survivors Coping With Cancer-Related Fatigue

Kathleen M. Sowada
CJON 2019, 23(5), 465-469 DOI: 10.1188/19.CJON.465-469
Cancer-related fatigue is a potentially debilitating condition that affects many cancer survivors. Qigong, the safe and gentle practice of physical exercises and breathing control developed in Chinese medicine, shows great promise in alleviating cancer-related symptoms such as fatigue. Oncology...
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Built and Natural Environment Barriers and Facilitators to Physical Activity in Rural, Suburban, and Small Urban Neighborhoods

Pam Baker DeGuzman
Crystal Chu
Jessica Keim-Malpass
ONF 2019, 46(5), 545-555 DOI: 10.1188/19.ONF.545-555
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...
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Effects of Acute Exercise on State Anxiety in Breast Cancer Survivors

Chris M. Blanchard
Kerry S. Courneya
Dot Laing
ONF 2001, 1617-1621 DOI:
Purpose/Objectives: To examine the effects of an acute bout of exercise on state anxiety in breast cancer survivors. Design: A two-group (high and low state anxiety) by two-time (pre- and postexercise) mixed factorial design. Setting: Exercise physiology lab at the University of Alberta. Sample: 34...
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