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Physical Activity and Self-Rated Health Status Among Older Adult Cancer Survivors: Does Intensity of Activity Play a Role?

Hee Yun Lee
Jeehoon Kim
Joseph R. Merighi
ONF 2015, 42(6), 614-624 DOI: 10.1188/15.ONF.614-624
Purpose/Objectives: To examine the association between routine physical activity and self-rated health status in older adults with cancer. Design: Cross-sectional. Setting: Community-dwelling older adult survivors who completed a screening tool and subsequent detailed interview from the 2004 wave...
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The Teachable Moment After Cancer Diagnosis: Perceptions From Oncology Nurses

Kristina Karvinen
Brenda Bruner
Tracy Truant
ONF 2015, 42(6), 602-609 DOI: 10.1188/15.ONF.602-609
Purpose/Objectives: To determine oncology nurses’ perspectives of the receptiveness of survivors to receiving health behavior guidance, with secondary purposes to (a) explore other elements of oncology nurses’ perceptions of the teachable moment and (b) examine differences in outcomes between...
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Exercise and the Breast Cancer Survivor: The Role of the Nurse Practitioner

Jane M. Hall-Alston
CJON 2015, 19(5), E98-E102 DOI: 10.1188/15.CJON.E98-E102
Background: Patients with cancer are living longer with their disease and have improved survival rates because of early detection and more effective cancer treatments. Lifestyle modification and exercise improve clinical outcomes in breast cancer survivors. Objectives: Exercise has important...
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Breast and Colon Cancer Survivors’ Expectations About Physical Activity for Improving Survival

Kristina Karvinen
Jeff Vallance
ONF 2015, 42(5), 527-533 DOI: 10.1188/15.ONF.527-533
Purpose/Objectives: To compare physical activity outcome expectations related to cancer survival with traditional physical activity outcome expectations in breast and colon cancer survivors. Design: Cross-sectional survey. Setting: Canada and the United States. Sample: 146 participants. Methods:...
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Resistance Exercise Reduces Body Fat and Insulin During Androgen-Deprivation Therapy for Prostate Cancer

Kerri M. Winters-Stone
Nathan Dieckmann
Gianni F. Maddalozzo
Jill A. Bennett
Christopher W. Ryan
Tomasz M. Beer
ONF 2015, 42(4), 348-356 DOI: 10.1188/15.ONF.348-356
Purpose/Objectives: To determine whether exercise could reduce biomarkers of cancer progression in prostate cancer survivors (PCSs) on androgen-deprivation therapy (ADT). Design: Randomized, controlled trial. Setting: Oregon Health and Science University School of Nursing. Sample: 51 PCSs...
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