title: Social support, nutrition intake, and physical activity in cancer survivors.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Behavioral Sciences and Health Education, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA.
authors.forename: Shanice
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Coleman
authors.affiliation: Department of Behavioral Sciences and Health Education, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA. cjberg@emory.edu.
authors.forename: Carla J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Berg
authors.affiliation: Department of Behavioral Sciences and Health Education, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA.
authors.forename: Nancy J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Thompson
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003863:Depression / Q000503:physiopathology; D004032:Diet; D015444:Exercise; D005260:Female; D005638:Fruit; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008603:Mental Health; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms; D011788:Quality of Life; D012944:Social Support; D015144:Southeastern United States; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D017741:Survivors / Q000523:psychology*; D014675:Vegetables