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Doughty, HC, Woolfall, K, Hill, RA, Midgley, AW, Patterson, JM, Boddy, LM, Rogers, SN and Williams, NH (2024) Healthcare professionals’ promotion of physical activity to people living with and beyond head and neck cancer: a cross-sectional survey. Supportive Care in Cancer, 32. ISSN 0941-4355
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Abstract
Purpose Physical activity (PA) can improve health-related outcomes for head and neck cancer (HaNC) patients, and PA guidance from healthcare professionals’ can increase patients’ PA levels. However, less than 9% of HaNC patients are physically active. This study explored healthcare professionals’ promotion of PA across the National Health Service (NHS) in North West England and North Wales, to HaNC patients. Methods A cross-sectional online survey exploring healthcare professionals’ promotion of PA in HaNC. The International Physical Activity Questionnaire–Short Form was used to estimate healthcare professionals’ PA levels. Quantitative data were analyzed using descriptive or inferential statistics and qualitative data were analyzed using reflexive thematic analysis. Data were synthesized drawing on the capability-opportunity-motivation-behavior model and theoretical domains framework. Results Eighty-one professionals participated. Fifty-three percent self-reported high levels of PA. Seventy-five percent considered PA promotion as part of their role; however, only 39% discussed PA with their patients (reflective motivation and social/professional role and identity). Only 38% felt confident initiating PA discussions and 76% reported needing further training. Training on the benefits of PA for HaNC patients and how to encourage health-related behavior change were identified as beneficial (psychological capability and knowledge). Conclusion Healthcare professionals are influential in enabling patients to adopt health-related behavior change; however, PA promotion was not routine practice for professionals involved in the care of HaNC patients. Training should be provided to professionals on PA promotion, with a focus on behavior change techniques. Future research should explore how behavior change techniques can be implemented into clinical practice to improve health-related outcomes in HaNC.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | 11 Medical and Health Sciences; 17 Psychology and Cognitive Sciences; Oncology & Carcinogenesis |
| Subjects: | R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine R Medicine > RC Internal medicine > RC0254 Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology (including Cancer) R Medicine > RC Internal medicine > RC1200 Sports Medicine |
| Divisions: | Sport and Exercise Sciences |
| Publisher: | Springer |
| SWORD Depositor: | A Symplectic |
| Date Deposited: | 03 Dec 2024 10:39 |
| Last Modified: | 03 Dec 2024 10:45 |
| DOI or ID number: | 10.1007/s00520-024-09027-8 |
| URI: | https://researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/24984 |
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