Relationship Between Cancer Related Fatigue, Physical Activity Related Health Competence, and Leisure Time Physical Activity in Cancer Patients and Survivors.

ABSTRACT: Background: A large body of evidence supports the positive effects of leisure time physical activity (LTPA) and exercise on cancer survivors. However, only a fraction of survivors manages to attain international PA recommendations. This can be attributed to several external and internal barriers toward PA those patients seem to encounter, with cancer related fatigue (CRF) being the most reported internal barrier. Nevertheless, self-efficacy and knowledge about the utilization of LTPA can serve as facilitators of PA, which also correspond to certain constituents of physical activity related health competence (PAHCO). Since PAHCO is not investigated in cancer survivors we investigated if PAHCO can mediate the negative relationship between CRF and LTPA. Methods: We surveyed 398

SUBMITTER: Koeppel M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8374069 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature