Does the theory of planned behavior mediate the effects of an oncologist's recommendation to exercise in newly diagnosed breast cancer survivors? Results from a randomized controlled trial

Health Psychology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 189-197

  Jones, Lee W ^a,b   Courneya, Kerry S ^a   Fairey, Adrian S ^a   Mackey, John R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; Exercise; Randomized controlled trial; Theory of planned behavior

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; SOCIAL ASPECT; STUDENT T TEST; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST NEOPLASMS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PLANNING; HUMANS; MEDICAL ONCOLOGY; MENTAL RECALL; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; SURVIVORS;

EID: 14944359194     PISSN: 02786133     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0278-6133.24.2.189     Document Type: Article

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