Fisher, A;
Wardle, J;
Beeken, RJ;
Croker, H;
Williams, K;
Grimmett, C;
(2016)
Perceived barriers and benefits to physical activity in colorectal cancer patients.
Supportive Care in Cancer
, 24
(2)
pp. 903-910.
10.1007/s00520-015-2860-0.
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Abstract
There is emerging evidence for the benefits of physical activity (PA) post-diagnosis for colorectal cancer (CRC) survivors. However, population studies suggest activity levels in these patients are very low. Understanding perceived barriers and benefits to activity is a crucial step in designing effective interventions.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Perceived barriers and benefits to physical activity in colorectal cancer patients |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s00520-015-2860-0 |
| Publisher version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00520-015-2860-0 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits any noncommercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license, and indicate if changes were made. |
| Keywords: | Physical activity; Colorectal cancer; Barriers; Facilitators; Qualitative; Survivorship |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute of Epidemiology and Health UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute of Epidemiology and Health > Behavioural Science and Health UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > UCL GOS Institute of Child Health UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > UCL GOS Institute of Child Health > Population, Policy and Practice Dept |
| URI: | https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1470777 |
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