Built and Natural Environment Barriers and Facilitators to Physical Activity in Rural, Suburban, and Small Urban Neighborhoods.

Built and Natural Environment Barriers and Facilitators to Physical Activity in Rural, Suburban, and Small Urban Neighborhoods.
Oncol Nurs Forum. 2019 Sep 01;46(5):545-555
Authors: DeGuzman PB, Chu C, Keim-Malpass J
Abstract
PURPOSE: To explore built and natural environment barriers and facilitators to walking for exercise in cancer survivors.
PARTICIPANTS & SETTING: Cancer survivors (N = 7) living in rural, suburban, and small urban neighborhoods in central Virginia.
METHODOLOGIC APPROACH: The authors used a qualitative descriptive design with photovoice to explore the cancer survivors' experience with residential walkability.
FINDINGS: The following three themes were identified from the data.
IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING: Clinicians should consider an evaluation of the built and natural environment to support walking in cancer survivors. These findings may be used in conjunction with known individual-level barriers to physical activity to develop guidance for oncology nurses to help survivors safely achieve physical activity goals.
PMID: 31424449 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Oncology Nursing Forum - August 20, 2019 Category: Nursing Authors: DeGuzman PB, Chu C, Keim-Malpass J Tags: Oncol Nurs Forum Source Type: research