Exercise Barriers in Korean Colorectal Cancer Patients
| Autor: | Ji-Hye Park, Jae Youn Chung, Nam Kyu Kim, Dong-Woo Kang, Lee W. Jones, Justin Y. Jeon, Junga Lee, Joong Bae Ahn, Mi Kyung Lee, Dong-Il Kim |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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Cancer Research medicine.medical_specialty Epidemiology Colorectal cancer Health Status Physical fitness Population Physical activity Affect (psychology) Quality of life Surveys and Questionnaires Republic of Korea medicine Humans Survivors education Exercise Fatigue Neoplasm Staging Refusal to Participate education.field_of_study business.industry Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Cancer Middle Aged Prognosis medicine.disease Physical activity level Oncology Quality of Life Physical therapy Female Perception Colorectal Neoplasms business Follow-Up Studies |
| Zdroj: | Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention. 15:7539-7545 |
| ISSN: | 1513-7368 |
| DOI: | 10.7314/apjcp.2014.15.18.7539 |
| Popis: | Background: It has been proved that participating in exercise improves colorectal cancer patients’ prognosis. This study is to identify barriers to exercise in Korean colorectal cancer patients and survivors. Materials and Methods: A total of 427 colorectal cancer patients and survivors from different stages and medical status completed a self-administered questionnaire that surveyed their barriers to exercise and exercise participation. Results: The greatest perceived exercise barriers for the sampled population as a whole were fatigue, low level of physical fitness, and poor health. Those under 60-years old reported lack of time (p=0.008), whereas those over 60 reported low level of physical fitness (p=0.014) as greater exercise barriers than their counterparts. Women reported fatigue as a greater barrier than men (p |
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