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ArticleJournal of cancer survivorship : research and practice2026

Social support, health behavior self-efficacy, and anxiety on physical activity levels among lung cancer survivors: a structural equation modeling.

Qiaoqiao Ma, Jing Luo, Huxing Cao, Shengchang Ye, Nan Dang, Ting Wang, Shajing Fan, Min Tang, Guohui Zheng, Lili Hou

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Qiaoqiao MaSchool of Nursing, Suzhou Medical College of Soochow University, Suzhou, 215006, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0009-7945-4171
Jing LuoDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, 215006, China.
Huxing CaoSchool of Nursing, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200025, China.
Shengchang YeDepartment of Nursing, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Zhizaoju Road 639, Huangpu District, Shanghai, 200011, China.
Nan DangDepartment of Oncology, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200011, China.
Ting WangDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, 215006, China.
Shajing FanDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, 215006, China.
Min TangDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, 215006, China.
Guohui ZhengDepartment of Nursing, The People's Hospital of Xiang Yun, Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture, 627199, China.
Lili HouDepartment of Nursing, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Zhizaoju Road 639, Huangpu District, Shanghai, 200011, China. h198163@163.com.

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purposeThe study aims to investigate the relationship among social support, health behavior self-efficacy, anxiety, and the physical activity (PA) levels of lung cancer survivors, and to analyze whether health behavior self-efficacy and anxiety mediate the relationship between social support and PA levels.

methodsIn a cross-sectional study of 1128 lung cancer survivors from 16 Chinese hospitals, we collected demographic data and administered the Social Support Rating Scale (SSRS), Self-Rated Abilities for Health Practices Scale (SRAHP), Anxiety Scale (AS), and International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ). SPSS 25.0 was used for descriptive analyses, while the structural equation model in SPSS AMOS 24.0 was used to identify the direct, indirect, and total effects among variables.

resultsThere were significant correlations among SSRS, SRAHP, AS, and PA (P < 0.01). Model outcomes revealed a positive association between social support and health behavior self-efficacy (β = 0.732, P < 0.001). Health behavior self-efficacy positively correlated with PA levels (β = 0.228, P < 0.001) and negatively with anxiety (β=-0.252, P = 0.001). Moreover, health behavior self-efficacy was found to partially mediate the relationship between social support and PA (β = 0.174, P < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS FOR CANCER SURVIVORS: This study revealed a positive correlation between social support and health behavior self-efficacy, and between health behavior self-efficacy and PA levels among lung cancer survivors. Additionally, health behavior self-efficacy mediated the relationship between social support and PA levels. In future clinical practice, medical and nursing staff should assess social support and health behavior self-efficacy in lung cancer survivors to inform personalized PA interventions.

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AnxietyCancer SurvivorsExerciseHealth BehaviorLung NeoplasmsSelf EfficacySocial SupportAdultAgedChinaCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedSurveys and QuestionnairesLung cancerNursingPhysical activityStructural equation modelSurvival

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