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Natural patterns of social support for physical activity participation in newly matched breast cancer survivor dyads

Abstract

BackgroundPhysical activity (PA) can be a beneficial strategy to mitigate physical, emotional, and social-related challenges in women living beyond breast cancer treatment (WBC). However, PA levels among WBC remain low. Optimizing social support provided in a peer-matched setting may increase PA behavior. Unfortunately, factors that lead to an ideal peer-match among WBC are not well understood. The purpose of this study was to contextualize the …

Authors

Peck SS; Vani MF; Smith-Turchyn J; Sabiston CM

Journal

BMC Women's Health, Vol. 23, No. 1,

Publisher

Springer Nature

DOI

10.1186/s12905-023-02430-z

ISSN

1472-6874