Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 641 Lexington Avenue, 7th Floor, New York, NY, 10022, USA,
Support Care Cancer. 2014 Feb;22(2):495-502. doi: 10.1007/s00520-013-2002-5. Epub 2013 Oct 5.
Engagement in physical activity can provide important benefits for cancer patients and survivors, including those diagnosed with lung cancer. Despite this, many survivors do not engage in recommended levels of physical activity and little is known about the obstacles encountered by lung cancer survivors. The current study examines the physical activity preferences of early-stage lung cancer survivors.
As part of a larger survey study, 175 non-small cell lung cancer survivors who were on average 3.6 years from surgical treatment responded to questions regarding their preferences for physical activity and physical activity advice. Demographic and medical characteristics were also collected.
The majority of respondents (62 %) reported a desire to receive advice regarding physical activity, predominantly before treatment (68 %), in face-to-face interactions (95 %) with a physician (80 %), and within the context of a cancer care center (92 %). Approximately half of participants indicated they would be interested in an exercise program tailored to lung cancer survivors and most individuals (73 %) reported feeling capable of engaging in an exercise program. Differences in physical activity preferences emerged based on demographic and disease characteristics.
The majority of participants reported a desire for physical activity advice and a willingness to engage in physical activity. Important differences were found based on demographic and medical characteristics, which may warrant consideration in the development and dissemination of physical activity interventions for this cancer survivor population.
身体活动的参与可以为癌症患者和幸存者带来重要的益处，包括那些被诊断为肺癌的患者。尽管如此，许多幸存者并没有达到推荐的身体活动水平，对于肺癌幸存者所面临的障碍知之甚少。本研究探讨了早期肺癌幸存者的身体活动偏好。
作为一项更大的调查研究的一部分，175 名非小细胞肺癌幸存者平均在手术后 3.6 年接受了关于身体活动偏好和身体活动建议的问题的调查。还收集了人口统计学和医学特征。
大多数受访者（62%）表示希望获得有关身体活动的建议，主要是在治疗前（68%）、与医生进行面对面交流（95%）、在癌症治疗中心的背景下（92%）。大约一半的参与者表示有兴趣参加针对肺癌幸存者的锻炼计划，大多数人（73%）表示有能力参加锻炼计划。身体活动偏好的差异基于人口统计学和疾病特征。
大多数参与者都表示希望获得身体活动建议，并愿意参与身体活动。根据人口统计学和医学特征发现了重要差异，这可能需要在为这一癌症幸存者群体制定和传播身体活动干预措施时加以考虑。
