A Study on Breast Cancer Patients’ Commitment to a Plan for Exercise based on Health Beliefs

Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify the factors relating to commitment to a plan for exercise in the breast cancer patient following a mastectomy and to examine the relationship between these factors.Methods: This study was a correlational research and the participants were 152 patients with breast cancer. Data were collected using a structured questionnaire from June to October, 2015.Results: The final regression model showed that income, experience of exercise and current exercise were significant predictors related to commitment to a plan for exercise in patients with breast cancer and explained for 65.9% of the variance in commitment to a plan for exercise.Conclusion: The findings indicate that patients in breast cancer-oriented intervention programs have an enhancing experience of exercise. Current exercise should be provided for patients with breast cancer in order to promote health and quality of life.

Prognostic factors of adherence to home-based exercise therapy in patients with chronic diseases: A systematic review and meta-analysis

“…The main reasons for exclusion were, no quantitative data, unsuitable study outcomes (no predictive factors of adherence), unsuitable study design (review or protocol) or it concerned a PhD-thesis of which no full text article was available or could not be obtained through the author (Figure 1 and Supplementary Appendix S4). We included the remaining 57 studies in this systematic review, of which two studies were translated from Korean into English (29,30). No additional studies were identified through handsearching or a search in the grey literature.…”

Association Between Fear of Cancer Recurrence, Fatigue, and Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors Among Breast Cancer Survivors in South Korea

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“…38 Moreover, BCSs with a higher monthly income showed quality exercise plans. 39 In contrast, low-income female heads of households 40 did not have the financial or psychological leeway to care for their health or leisure time. These individuals were also deprived of cancer-related information.…”