TY  - JOUR
AU  - Haussmann, Alexander
AU  - Ungar, Nadine
AU  - Gabrian, Martina
AU  - Tsiouris, Angeliki
AU  - Sieverding, Monika
AU  - Wiskemann, Joachim
AU  - Steindorf, Karen
TI  - Are healthcare professionals being left in the lurch? The role of structural barriers and information resources to promote physical activity to cancer patients.
JO  - Supportive care in cancer
VL  - 26
IS  - 12
SN  - 1433-7339
CY  - New York,NY
PB  - Springer
M1  - DKFZ-2018-02271
SP  - 4087 - 4096
PY  - 2018
AB  - Although many cancer patients benefit from physical activity (PA), healthcare professionals (HCP) still do not promote it routinely. Including different groups of HCP, this study aimed to examine how structural barriers are perceived as impeding by HCP for promoting PA to cancer patients, how the perceptions of structural barriers are associated with promoting PA, and how HCP react to information resources.A total of 287 physicians in outpatient care, 242 physicians in inpatient care, and 388 oncology nurses completed our questionnaire (paper-pencil or online). Participants assessed nine different structural barriers (on a 4-point Likert Scale) and reported their PA promotion frequency. Further, they could request three different kinds of information resources about PA in oncological settings.Across professional groups, more than 70
LB  - PUB:(DE-HGF)16
C6  - pmid:29934683
DO  - DOI:10.1007/s00520-018-4279-x
UR  - https://inrepo02.dkfz.de/record/142041
ER  -