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ArticleJournal of cancer survivorship : research and practice2019

Implementing physical activity programs for patients with cancer in current practice: patients' experienced barriers and facilitators.

Charlotte IJsbrandy, Rosella P M G Hermens, Laura W M Boerboom, Winald R Gerritsen, Wim H van Harten, Petronella B Ottevanger

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Article in Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 37 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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37citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
3.9field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

37 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 70 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. A systematic review of patient and healthcare professional perceptions of the barriers and facilitators to embedding exercise in the adjuvant cancer treatment pathway.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026
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  10. Barriers and facilitators of physical activity in patients with oral cancer during surgical hospitalization: insights from a qualitative study.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026
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  12. Management of bone health in cancer survivorship: a systematic review of clinical guidelines.Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Charlotte IJsbrandyRadboud Institute for Health Science (RIHS), Scientific Institute for Quality of Healthcare (IQ healthcare), Radboud University Medical Centre Nijmegen, PO Box 9101, 6500 HB, Nijmegen, The Netherlands. Charlotte.IJsbrandy@radboudumc.nl.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3629-4912
Rosella P M G HermensRadboud Institute for Health Science (RIHS), Scientific Institute for Quality of Healthcare (IQ healthcare), Radboud University Medical Centre Nijmegen, PO Box 9101, 6500 HB, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
Laura W M BoerboomRadboud Institute for Health Science (RIHS), Scientific Institute for Quality of Healthcare (IQ healthcare), Radboud University Medical Centre Nijmegen, PO Box 9101, 6500 HB, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
Winald R GerritsenRadboud Institute for Health Science (RIHS), Department of Medical Oncology, Radboud University Medical Centre Nijmegen, PO Box 9101, 6500 HB, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
Wim H van HartenDivision of Psychosocial Research and Epidemiology, Netherlands Cancer Institute, Plesmanlaan 121, 1066 CX, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Petronella B OttevangerRadboud Institute for Health Science (RIHS), Department of Medical Oncology, Radboud University Medical Centre Nijmegen, PO Box 9101, 6500 HB, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
Radboud University Nijmegen · NLThe Netherlands Cancer Institute · NL

Funding

KWF Kankerbestrijding 2010-4854
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThe present study aimed to identify patients' experienced barriers and facilitators in implementing physical activity programs for patients with cancer.

methodsWe interviewed 34 patients in focus-group-interviews from three different hospital-types. We included patients with cancer who were either receiving curative treatment or had recently completed it. Barriers and facilitators were explored in six domains: (1) physical activity programs, (2) patients, (3) healthcare professionals (HCPs), (4) social setting, (5) organization, and (6) law and governance.

resultsWe found 12 barriers and 1 facilitator that affect the implementation of physical activity programs. In the domain of physical activity programs, the barrier was physical activity programs not being tailored to the patient's needs. In the domain of patients, lacking responsibility for one's own health was a barrier. Knowledge and skills for physical activity programs and non-commitment of HCPs impeded implementation in the domain of HCPs. Barriers in the domain of organization included inconvenient place, time of day, and point in the health treatment schedule for offering the physical activity programs, inadequate capacity, inaccessibility of contact persons, lack of information about physical activity programs, non-involvement of the general practitioner in the cancer care process, and poor communication between secondary and primary HCPs. Insufficient insurance-coverage of physical activity programs was a barrier in the domain of law and governance. In the domain of physical activity programs, contact with peers facilitated implementation. We found no barriers or facilitators at the social setting.

conclusionsFactors affecting the implementation of physical activity programs occurred in various domains. Most of the barriers occurred in the domain of organization. IMPLICATIONS FOR CANCER SURVIVORS: An implementation strategy that deals with the barriers might improve the implementation of physical activity programs and quality of life of cancer survivors.

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Communication BarriersExerciseHealth Services AccessibilityPatient Acceptance of Health CareAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAttitude of Health PersonnelCancer SurvivorsExercise TherapyFemaleFocus GroupsHealth PersonnelHealth Services Needs and DemandHumansImplementation ScienceCancer survivorsHealthcare quality improvementHealth plan implementationQualitative researchRehabilitation

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PMID31347009
PMCPMC6828940
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