Social support, nutrition intake, and physical activity in cancer survivors.

Auteur(s) :
Coleman S., Berg CJ., Thompson NJ.
Date :
Mai, 2014
Source(s) :
American journal of health behavior. #38:3 p414-9
Adresse :
Department of Behavioral Sciences and Health Education, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA [email protected]

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OBJECTIVES
To examine depressive symptoms, hope, social support, and quality of life in relation to fruit and vegetable (FV) intake and physical activity (PA) among cancer survivors diagnosed within the past 4 years.

METHODS
In 2010, participants were recruited from a southeastern US cancer center and completed a mail-based survey (response rate 22.7%) assessing these psychosocial factors, FV intake, and PA.

RESULTS
Among 128 participants, 72% consumed ?5 FV/ day; 77.8% walked for exercise ?4 times/week. Controlling for sociodemographics, consuming ?5 FV/day was associated with greater significant other social support (p = .004); walking for exercise ?4 times/week was associated with greater friend support (p = .003).

CONCLUSIONS
These findings can inform tertiary cancer prevention interventions.

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