title: Breast and Colon Cancer Survivors' Expectations About Physical Activity for Improving Survival.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To compare physical activity outcome expectations related to cancer survival with traditional physical activity outcome expectations in breast and colon cancer survivors .
  
  
  METHODS
  Cross-sectional survey .
  
  
  METHODS
  Canada and the United States.
  
  
  METHODS
  146 participants .
  
  
  METHODS
  Self-reported survey instruments and height and weight measurement. The online survey was completed once by each participant .
  
  
  METHODS
  Godin Leisure-Time Exercise Questionnaire, Multidimensional Outcome Expectations for Exercise Scale (MOEES), and an item assessing physical activity outcome expectations related to cancer survival.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Paired sample t tests indicated that the mean score for the physical subscale of the MOEES was significantly higher than the mean score on the physical activity outcome expectations related to cancer survival variable (p < 0.001). Multiple regression analyses indicated that physical activity outcome expectations related to cancer survival explained 4.8% of the variance in physical activity (p = 0.011) .
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Findings from the current study suggest that, among breast and colon cancer survivors, outcome expectations related to cancer survival may influence physical activity levels and may not be as realized as traditional outcome expectations .
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Oncology nurses should familiarize themselves with the guidelines and benefits of physical activity for survivors so they can provide guidance and support to patients.
authors: Nipissing University.
authors: Kristina
authors: K
authors: Karvinen
authors: Athabasca University.
authors: Jeff
authors: J
authors: Vallance
mesh_terms: D001294:Attitude to Health; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality* / Q000523:psychology*; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality* / Q000523:psychology*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009043:Motor Activity; D015996:Survival Rate; D017741:Survivors / Q000523:psychology*
keywords: breast cancer; colon cancer; outcome expectations; physical activity