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Physical Activity and Breast Cancer: A Qualitative Study on the Barriers to and Facilitators of Exercise Promotion from the Perspective of Health Care Professionals

Abstract

Purpose: We determined the barriers to and facilitators of exercise promotion by health care professionals (HCPs) for women with breast cancer (BC). Methods: The study was a qualitative descriptive study. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with HCPs who treat individuals with BC in Ontario. The interviews were recorded and transcribed. Two reviewers independently used content analysis to determine codes and themes developed in the …

Authors

Smith-Turchyn J; Richardson J; Tozer R; McNeely M; Thabane L

Journal

Physiotherapy Canada, Vol. 68, No. 4, pp. 383–390

Publisher

University of Toronto Press

Publication Date

November 2016

DOI

10.3138/ptc.2015-84

ISSN

0300-0508