Social, demographic, and medical influences on physical activity in child and adolescent cancer survivors.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study evaluated associations between social, environmental, demographic, and medical predictors, and child and adolescent survivors' physical activity (PA).

Methods

A structured telephone survey was conducted with 105 caregiver-survivor (aged 8-16 years) pairs and 36 caregivers of younger survivors (aged 6-7 years) alone. Participants completed measures assessing survivor PA and proposed predictors of PA including demographic, medical, social, and environmental influences.

Results

Social influences, including family PA, family support for PA, and peer support for PA, emerged as unique predictors of survivor PA. These variables predicted PA after controlling for demographic and medical factors. Child survivors' PA was more strongly predicted by family in

SUBMITTER: Gilliam MB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3282282 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature