Implementation barriers to integrating exercise as medicine in oncology: an ecological scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

While calls have been made for exercise to become standard practice in oncology, barriers to implementation in real-world settings are not well described. This systematic scoping review aimed to comprehensively describe barriers impeding integration of exercise into routine oncology care within healthcare systems.

Methods

A systematic literature search was conducted across six electronic databases (since 2010) to identify barriers to implementing exercise into real-world settings. An ecological framework was used to classify barriers according to their respective level within the healthcare system.

Results

A total of 1,376 results were retrieved; 50 articles describing implementation barriers in real-world exercise oncology settings were reviewed. Two hundred

SUBMITTER: Kennedy MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9300485 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature