Associations between different factors and physical activity
| PA correlates | Enjoyment, task self-efficacy, perceived barriers, symptom index, alcohol use, comorbidity scores.35 |
| Associated with lower PA level | Directly after diagnosis: stage III–IV cancer, low sleep quality, older age, not being married, having comorbidities, having oral cancer34. At 1 year after diagnosis: feeding tube dependency, low sleep quality, older age, not being married, having comorbidities, having cancer of the oral cavity34, being worried about harm of PA.52 |
| Associated with higher PA level | Younger age, no unintentional weight loss, no comorbidities39; having a higher education level41; being committed to or motivated for PA52; self-efficacy and goal setting.37 |
| Associated with higher intention for PA | Individuals with a history of exercising, people with more positive attitudes, subjective norms and perceived behaviour control and perceived PA intention.39 |
| Associated with interest in PA | Individuals with medical conditions impeding PA were more interested than those not stating any conditions, age >75 years was a strong indicator for not being interested; those not interested more often stated ‘lack of enjoyment’, ‘exercise not a priority’, ‘exercise is boring’ and ‘lack of interest’ as barriers to exercise40 |
PA, physical activity.