Mixed-methods organizational evaluation of a physical activity programme for cancer survivors in primary care.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Physical activity (PA) has proven health benefits for cancer survivors, yet PA programmes are not routinely available in general practice.

Purpose

This mixed-methods study used the RE-AIM framework to evaluate the Adoption, Implementation, and Maintenance of a PA programme at an organisational level for cancer survivors in Dutch general practice.

Methods

Primary care practitioners (practice nurses, dieticians, and doctor's assistants) delivering a PA programme aimed at increasing PA in daily activities, and general practitioners (GPs) in whose practices it was performed, completed questionnaires and interviews. Quantitative and qualitative data were analysed descriptively or by thematic analysis, respectively.

Results

Concerning Adoption, 9% of gener

SUBMITTER: Huizinga F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12230946 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature