Experiences of Patients With Breast Cancer of Participating in a Lifestyle Intervention Study While Receiving Adjuvant Chemotherapy

Conclusions: Participating in a lifestyle intervention may impose additional burdens on patients with cancer undergoing adjuvant chemotherapy. Despite this, most women experienced participation as beneficial, and importantly, all would recommend that patients in the same situation should participate. Implications for Practice: Healthcare professionals should have the patients’ individual needs in mind when implementing lifestyle interventions, and the timing of lifestyle interventions should be implemented thoughtfully in patients with breast cancer undergoing chemotherapy in an adjuvant setting. Furthermore, the participants’ experiences described here are valuable for the design of future lifestyle intervention studies.
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