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ArticleJournal of behavioral medicine2019

Which self-management strategies do health care professionals recommend to their cancer patients? An experimental investigation of patient age and treatment phase.

Nadine Ungar, Laura Schmidt, Martina Gabrian, Alexander Haussmann, Angeliki Tsiouris, Monika Sieverding, Karen Steindorf, Joachim Wiskemann

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Article in Journal of behavioral medicine, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
0.5field-weighted citation impact, top 31% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Young adult cancer survivors' experience of taking part in a 12-week exercise referral programme: a qualitative study of the Trekstock RENEW initiative.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2021
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  3. Change patterns and determinants of physical activity differ between breast, prostate, and colorectal cancer patients.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2020
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Nadine UngarInstitute of Psychology, Heidelberg University, Hauptstr. 47-51, 69117, Heidelberg, Germany. Nadine.ungar@alumni.uni-heidelberg.de.ORCID 0000-0003-4561-4228
Laura SchmidtInstitute of Psychology, Heidelberg University, Hauptstr. 47-51, 69117, Heidelberg, Germany.
Martina GabrianInstitute of Psychology, Heidelberg University, Hauptstr. 47-51, 69117, Heidelberg, Germany.
Alexander HaussmannDivision of Physical Activity, Prevention and Cancer, National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT) Heidelberg and German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany.
Angeliki TsiourisDivision of Medical Oncology, National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT) Heidelberg and University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.
Monika SieverdingInstitute of Psychology, Heidelberg University, Hauptstr. 47-51, 69117, Heidelberg, Germany.
Karen SteindorfDivision of Physical Activity, Prevention and Cancer, National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT) Heidelberg and German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany.
Joachim WiskemannDivision of Medical Oncology, National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT) Heidelberg and University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.
Heidelberg University · DEGerman Cancer Research Center · DE

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This vignette based study aimed to examine recommendations of health care professionals (HCPs) in promoting self-management strategies to cancer patients. Nine-hundred-forty-two physicians and nurses were asked to (1) indicate if they would recommend self-management strategies to a vignette cancer patient, and (2) to specify those in an open format. Vignettes included a manipulation of patient age (60 vs. 75 years) and treatment phase (currently treated versus treatment completed). Six categories emerged through coding a total of 2303 recommendations: physical activity (71.8%), nutrition (64.3%), psychological support (36.7%), medical support (29.2%), conscious living (17.2%) and naturopathy (12.3%). While psychological support was particularly recommended during treatment, physical activity was more frequently recommended after completion of treatment. Results suggest that HCPs recommend a variety of self-management strategies besides standard medical treatment. Patient's treatment phase and age seem to partly influence recommendation behavior, potentially indicating insecurities regarding acute treatment situations and age-related stereotypes.

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Health PersonnelPractice Patterns, Physicians'Self-ManagementAgedExerciseFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasmsCancerHealth care professionalsPerceived controlPhysical activitySelf-managementVignette study

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PMID30353398
OpenAlexW2896229999

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