Exploring Healthcare Provider Experiences with the EXCEL Exercise Referral Pathway for Individuals Living with and Beyond Cancer.

ABSTRACT: Exercise is an evidence-based strategy shown to reduce the negative side effects associated with cancer treatment for individuals living with and beyond cancer (LWBC). Healthcare providers (HCPs) play a critical role in promoting exercise for these individuals. Notwithstanding, several barriers hinder HCPs' ability to discuss and support exercise in clinical practice. EXCEL is an exercise intervention designed to address health disparities in access to exercise oncology resources for rural/remote individuals LWBC, including a referral pathway for HCPs to use. The purpose of this study was to evaluate HCP experiences using the EXCEL exercise referral pathway. We employed an interpretive description methodology, using semi-structured interviews to assess HCP experiences with EXCEL. Overall,

SUBMITTER: Finless A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11941420 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature