%0 Journal Article
%A Tsiouris, Angeliki
%A Ungar, Nadine
%A Haussmann, Alexander
%A Sieverding, Monika
%A Steindorf, Karen
%A Wiskemann, Joachim
%T Health Care Professionals' Perception of Contraindications for Physical Activity During Cancer Treatment.
%J Frontiers in oncology
%V 8
%@ 2234-943X
%C Lausanne
%I Frontiers Media
%M DKFZ-2018-00509
%P 98
%D 2018
%X Suggested medical contraindications for physical activity (PA) during cancer therapy might have an influence on PA recommendation behavior of Health Care Professionals (HCP). The purpose of the present study was to examine perceptions of physicians and oncology nurses (ON) toward specific medical conditions as contraindications for PA during cancer treatment.A total of 539 physicians and 386 ON were enrolled in this cross-sectional survey. HCP judged 13 medical conditions as to whether they are contraindications for PA during cancer treatment. Answering format was 'no contraindication'/'potentially a contraindication'/'yes, a contraindication.'χ2 analyses revealed significant differences between general practitioners, specialized physicians, and ON in their perception of 10 medical conditions. Approximately half of the medical conditions were answered cautiously, showing high numbers on the response option potentially (36-72
%F PUB:(DE-HGF)16
%9 Journal Article
%$ pmid:29670858
%2 pmc:PMC5894008
%R 10.3389/fonc.2018.00098
%U https://inrepo02.dkfz.de/record/132866