Breast cancer survivors' experiences of partner support and physical activity participation

ConclusionsThe study concludes that social enablers and constraints, particularly partner support and gendered identity, were powerful in framing women's participation. Implications for those working in survivorship care include the need to consider ways to address women's gendered identities and their associated social roles, relationships and responsibilities when designing strategies to increase breast cancer survivors' physical activity participation. Further research is needed to understand the prevalence of the effects of perceived partner support on breast cancer survivors' physical activity participation. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Source: Psycho-Oncology - March 23, 2015 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Catherine Ruth Mackenzie Tags: Paper Source Type: research