"I have to get up and exercise because that's how I'm going to get over this": a qualitative exploration of exercise identity and behavior in early cancer survivorship.
Cancer
Exercise
Exercise identity
Identity
Survivorship
Journal
Cancer causes & control : CCC
ISSN: 1573-7225
Titre abrégé: Cancer Causes Control
Pays: Netherlands
ID NLM: 9100846
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
07 Apr 2024
07 Apr 2024
Historique:
received:
11
12
2023
accepted:
23
03
2024
medline:
7
4
2024
pubmed:
7
4
2024
entrez:
6
4
2024
Statut:
aheadofprint
Résumé
Exercise is beneficial for people living with and beyond cancer (LWBC); however, many people LWBC fail to meet the exercise guidelines. Having an identity related to exercise, a component of one's self-concept, correlates with exercising more frequently in general adult populations. Understanding how exercise identity influences exercise behaviors in people LWBC is warranted due to the many barriers people LWBC face in relation to physical activity. The purpose of this study was to explore the perceived impact of an exercise identity of the exercise behaviors and motivations among people LWBC. Thirteen participants of mixed diagnoses (M Findings demonstrated that people LWBC with a strong exercise identity engage in high and varied exercise behaviors. Despite barriers such as changes in motivations and ability to engage in exercise, participants maintained exercise throughout cancer by constant adaptation of their outlook and behaviors related to exercise. These results demonstrate a maintenance of physical activity in relation to a strong exercise identity. Results of this study have implications for the design and implementation of exercise behavior change programs for people LWBC as it provides insights into predictors of sustained exercise behavior during and following cancer treatment.
Identifiants
pubmed: 38582809
doi: 10.1007/s10552-024-01875-3
pii: 10.1007/s10552-024-01875-3
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Informations de copyright
© 2024. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Switzerland AG.
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