Factors perceived to influence exercise adherence in women with breast cancer participating in an exercise programme during adjuvant chemotherapy: A focus group study

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 24, Issue 3-4, 2015, Pages 500-510

  Husebø, Anne Marie Lunde ^a   Karlsen, Bjørg ^a   Allan, Helen ^b   Søreide, Jon Arne ^c,d   Bru, Edvin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STAVANGER   (Norway)

^b MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c STAVANGER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Cancer nurse; Chemotherapy; Exercise adherence; Exercise barriers; Exercise motivation; Focus group

Indexed keywords

ADJUVANT CHEMOTHERAPY; ADULT; BREAST NEOPLASMS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF CONCEPT;

ADULT; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CHEMOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 84922742818     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jocn.12633     Document Type: Article

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