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ArticleJournal of cancer survivorship : research and practice2023

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the health behaviours of people living with and beyond breast, prostate, and colorectal cancer-a qualitative study.

Caroline Buck, Simon Pini, Phillippa Lally, Rebecca J Beeken, Abigail Fisher

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Article in Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice, 2023. 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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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Caroline BuckUCL Department of Behavioural Science and Health, University College London, 1-19 Torrington Place, London, WC1E 7HB, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-6663-3842
Simon PiniLeeds Institute of Health Sciences, University of Leeds, Level 10 Worsley Building, Clarendon Way, Leeds, LS2 9NL, UK.
Phillippa LallyUCL Department of Behavioural Science and Health, University College London, 1-19 Torrington Place, London, WC1E 7HB, UK.
Rebecca J BeekenLeeds Institute of Health Sciences, University of Leeds, Level 10 Worsley Building, Clarendon Way, Leeds, LS2 9NL, UK.
Abigail FisherUCL Department of Behavioural Science and Health, University College London, 1-19 Torrington Place, London, WC1E 7HB, UK. abigail.fisher@ucl.ac.uk.
University College London · GBUniversity of Leeds · GB

Funding

Cancer Research UK 27498Cancer Research UK C1418/A14133Cancer Research UK C43975/A27498
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposePositive health behaviours (sufficient exercise, healthy diet, limiting alcohol, and not smoking) can improve multiple outcomes after a cancer diagnosis. Observational studies suggest that health behaviours were negatively impacted for some but not all individuals living with and beyond cancer. The aim of this study was to qualitatively explore the impact of the pandemic on health behaviours of people in this population.

methodsThirty participants were purposively sampled for characteristics including diagnostic group (breast, prostate, and colorectal cancers), gender, time since diagnosis, and age. Semi-structured interviews were conducted to discuss the impact of the pandemic on health behaviours. Thematic analysis and a secondary Ideal Types analysis were conducted.

resultsFive themes covered changes in food, weight management, relationship to alcohol, and exercise. Five "types" were identified, representing orientations to health behaviours. The "gift of time" provided by the pandemic had an impact on health behaviours, with trends towards increases in drinking, eating unhealthy food, and exercising less.

conclusionsThe COVID-19 pandemic impacted engagement in positive health behaviours among participants in this study. Strict restrictions and changes in routines resulted in individuals adjusting how they managed their diet, alcohol intake, and exercise behaviours. The typology identified within this study helps to define how different orientation to health behaviours could underpin the responses of individual people LWBC. IMPLICATIONS FOR CANCER SURVIVORS: Alongside providing an understanding of the experiences of people LWBC during the COVID-19 pandemic, the proposed typology suggests how, with further development, future health behaviour interventions in this group could be targeted based on individual orientations to health, rather than demographic or clinical variables.

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Cancer SurvivorsColorectal NeoplasmsCOVID-19FemaleHealth BehaviorHumansMalePandemicsProstateCancer survivorshipCOVID-19Health behavioursPandemicQualitativeTypology

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PMID35854193
PMCPMC9296113
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