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Table 3 Preferences for PA information, timing and people to practice with (% patients reporting the preference)

From: Factors influencing physical activity participation among people living with or beyond cancer: a systematic scoping review

Cancer type

Country, no. of participants, treatment stage

Study design

Persons to provide information

Time to start PA program

People to perform PA with

Time of the day

Reference

(A) Oncologist, (B) Family doctor, (C) Nurse, (D) Physiotherapist, & (E) Personal trainer

(A) At diagnosis, (B) During ttt, (C) Immediately after ttt, & (D) 3–6 months after ttt

(A) Alone, (B) Family/friends, & (C) Other cancer patients

(A) Morning, (B) Afternoon, & (C) Evening

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

(E)

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

(A)

(B)

(C)

(A)

(B)

(C)

Brain

Canada, 31, during ttt

CS

         

+ (52)

+ (26)

+ (7)

+ (16)

+ (29)

+ (7)

[87]

US, 106, mixed

CS

             

+ (24)

+ (5)

[88]

Breast

Canada, 12, post-ttt

QI

              

+

[41]

Canada, 524, post-ttt

CS

+ (14)

+ (17)

+ (14)

+ (35)

 

+ (21)

+ (14)

+ (37)

+ (18)

+ (50)

+ (21)

+ (14)

+ (21)

+ (17)

+ (13)

[89]

NZ, 20 patients

FG

              

+

[51]

US, 23, during ttt

CS

     

+ (39)

+ (13)

+ (30)

+ (13)

+ (35)

+ (26)

+(39)

+ (44)

+ (30)

+ (9)

[55]

Colo-rectal

Australia,10, post-ttt

QI

      

+

+

+

     

+

[56]

Canada, 600, mixed

CS

+ (35)

 

+ (12)

+ (25)

+ (18)

+ (19)

+ (9)

+ (22)

+ (28)

   

+ (24)

+ (22)

+ (12)

[91]

Netherlands, 15, mixed

QI

+

+

          

+ (53)

  

[92]

Endometrial

UK, 16 women, post-ttt

QI

+

              

[60]

Gynecologic

Canada, 239 women

MM

       

+ (63)

+ (79)

     

[44]

Lung

Australia, 7, post-ttt

FG

      

+

+

      

+

[63]

US, 43, pre-ttt

CS

+ (23)

+ (19)

+ (2)

+ (12)

+ (7)

+ (16)

+ (47)

+ (21)

+ (7)

   

+ (23)

+ (40)

+ (7)

[65]

US, 175, post-ttt

CS

+ (58)

  

+ (8)

 

+ (36)

 

+ (9)

+ (8)

   

+ (13)

+ (3)

 

[38]

Ovarian

Canada, 359, mixed

CS

     

+ (18)

+ (13)

+ (26)

+ (26)

+ (49)

+ (15)

+ (17)

+ (29)

+ (31)

+ (16)

[45]

Variousa

Australia, 92, during ttt

CS

+ (18)

 

+ (17)

+ (9)

 

+ (41)

+ (21)

+ (35)

      

[94]

Ireland, 41, mixed

FG

+

+

+

           

+

[77]

Italy, 392, mixed

CS

+ (57)

 

+ (7)

+ (30)

+ (20)

    

+ (48)

+ (31)

+ (9)

+ (16)

+ (8)

+ (27)

[46]

Norway, 7, during ttt

QI

      

+

        

[80]

UK, 12, mixed stages

QI

+

+

           

+

+

[36]

UK, 26, mixed stages

FG

     

+

+

+

   

+

 

+

[84]

UK, 456, post-ttt

CS

+ (17)

+ (14)

+ (11)

+ (23)

 

+ (7)

+ (5)

+ (25)

+ (34)

+ (20)

+(15)

+ (15)

+ (19)

+ (38)

[43]

US, 20, during ttt

QI

+ (80)

              

[85]

  1. Abbreviations: CS cross-sectional, FG focus groups, MM mixed-method, NZ New Zealand, PA physical activity, QI qualitative interview. ttt: treatment. aThe study included various mixed cancer types