Research Article

PERCEIVED EXERCISE BELIEFS AND BARRIERS AMONG BREAST CANCER SURVIVORS: A DESCRIPTIVE CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY

Volume: 33 Number: 2 July 25, 2024
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PERCEIVED EXERCISE BELIEFS AND BARRIERS AMONG BREAST CANCER SURVIVORS: A DESCRIPTIVE CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY

Abstract

Since the importance of the benefit of physical activity and exercise has been understood especially for cancer patients, efforts are taken to assess belief in exercise to adapt patients to a more physically active environment to create a sustainable health outcome. Thus, this study aimed to assess exercise beliefs and barriers by using a validated metric tool (Exercise Beliefs/Barriers Scale-EBBS) to evaluate beliefs in exercise in breast cancer survivors (BCS). In addition, it was also aimed to assess the relationships among EBBS, sociodemographic, and clinical variables of BCS. A total of 112 BCS were screened and invited to participate in this study. Clinical (type of surgery, adjuvant treatments, etc.), demographic data (age, medication use, etc.), and total sitting time were collected through a simple data form and 7th of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire-Short Form (IPAQ-SF), respectively. All patients were requested to fill out EBBS.96 BCS completed this study. Weak but significant correlations were found between time spent after surgery and perceived belief (r=. -273, p=0.009), and perceived barriers (r=-.239, p=0.022), respectively. Perceived barriers were also significantly correlated with age (r=-.212, p=0.042). No significant effects of the type of breast surgery and axillary procedure as well as medications (Tamoxifen) on perceived beliefs and barriers were found. Factors should be thoroughly investigated to provide a sustainable exercise behavior among BCS. Older BCS should be thoroughly monitored to gain regular exercise behavior. This study also highlighted the emerging need for sensitive, specific, and focused tools to assess beliefs in exercise among the cancer population.

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Ethical Statement

All procedures and measurements were performed according to the 1964 Helsinki Declaration and approval was granted by the Ethics Committee of the University of Health Sciences with protocol number 11092019/02

Thanks

The Authors would like to thank patients who voluntarily participated in this study.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Cancer Therapy (Excl. Chemotherapy and Radiation Therapy), Physiotherapy

Journal Section

Research Article

Early Pub Date

July 22, 2024

Publication Date

July 25, 2024

Submission Date

October 2, 2023

Acceptance Date

May 17, 2024

Published in Issue

Year 2024 Volume: 33 Number: 2

APA
Tuğral, A., Bakar, Y., & Akyol, M. (2024). PERCEIVED EXERCISE BELIEFS AND BARRIERS AMONG BREAST CANCER SURVIVORS: A DESCRIPTIVE CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY. Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi, 33(2), 208-216. https://doi.org/10.34108/eujhs.1369955
AMA
1.Tuğral A, Bakar Y, Akyol M. PERCEIVED EXERCISE BELIEFS AND BARRIERS AMONG BREAST CANCER SURVIVORS: A DESCRIPTIVE CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY. Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi. 2024;33(2):208-216. doi:10.34108/eujhs.1369955
Chicago
Tuğral, Alper, Yeşim Bakar, and Murat Akyol. 2024. “PERCEIVED EXERCISE BELIEFS AND BARRIERS AMONG BREAST CANCER SURVIVORS: A DESCRIPTIVE CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY”. Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi 33 (2): 208-16. https://doi.org/10.34108/eujhs.1369955.
EndNote
Tuğral A, Bakar Y, Akyol M (July 1, 2024) PERCEIVED EXERCISE BELIEFS AND BARRIERS AMONG BREAST CANCER SURVIVORS: A DESCRIPTIVE CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY. Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi 33 2 208–216.
IEEE
[1]A. Tuğral, Y. Bakar, and M. Akyol, “PERCEIVED EXERCISE BELIEFS AND BARRIERS AMONG BREAST CANCER SURVIVORS: A DESCRIPTIVE CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY”, Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi, vol. 33, no. 2, pp. 208–216, July 2024, doi: 10.34108/eujhs.1369955.
ISNAD
Tuğral, Alper - Bakar, Yeşim - Akyol, Murat. “PERCEIVED EXERCISE BELIEFS AND BARRIERS AMONG BREAST CANCER SURVIVORS: A DESCRIPTIVE CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY”. Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi 33/2 (July 1, 2024): 208-216. https://doi.org/10.34108/eujhs.1369955.
JAMA
1.Tuğral A, Bakar Y, Akyol M. PERCEIVED EXERCISE BELIEFS AND BARRIERS AMONG BREAST CANCER SURVIVORS: A DESCRIPTIVE CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY. Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi. 2024;33:208–216.
MLA
Tuğral, Alper, et al. “PERCEIVED EXERCISE BELIEFS AND BARRIERS AMONG BREAST CANCER SURVIVORS: A DESCRIPTIVE CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY”. Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi, vol. 33, no. 2, July 2024, pp. 208-16, doi:10.34108/eujhs.1369955.
Vancouver
1.Alper Tuğral, Yeşim Bakar, Murat Akyol. PERCEIVED EXERCISE BELIEFS AND BARRIERS AMONG BREAST CANCER SURVIVORS: A DESCRIPTIVE CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY. Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi. 2024 Jul. 1;33(2):208-16. doi:10.34108/eujhs.1369955