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Table 5 Facilitators to PA participation among cancer patients (% patients reporting the facilitator)

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

Physiological

Psychosocial & cultural

Economic & environmental

Reference

(A) Feeling well, & (B) Symptom management strategies

(A) Positive previous experience, (B) Perceived benefits, (C) Exercise in routine

(D) Social support and guidance, & (E)Companionship

(A) Affordable programs, & (B) Accessible/ tailored amenities

(A)

(B)

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

(E)

(A)

(B)

Breast

Canada, 9 women, post-ttt

QI

  

+

+

+

+

+

 

+

[40]

Canada, 8, during ttt

QI

 

+

 

+

+

+

+

 

+

[49]

Canada, 12, mixed stages

QI

   

+

  

+

  

[77]

New Zealand, 20 women

FG

    

+

+

+

  

[51]

Norway, 27, during ttt

FG

   

+

 

+

+

  

[52]

Spain, 14 women, post-ttt

QI

   

+

 

+

+

 

+

[99]

Sweden, 16, during ttt

QI

     

+

+

 

+

[53]

Sweden, 29, post-ttt

MM

     

+

+

 

+

[123]

Sweden, 12, post-ttt

QI

   

+

     

[124]

US, 15 women, post ttt

QI

   

+

 

+

+

  

[125]

US, 60 women, post-ttt

QI

     

+ (50)

+ (97)

 

+ (20)

[54]

US, 30 women, during ttt

QI

     

+

  

+

[101]

Colo-rectal

Canada, 600, post-ttt

CS

+ (10)

     

+ (13)

 

+ (12)

[57]

Netherlands, 15, mixed

QI

+

  

+

+

+

+

+

+

[92]

Sweden, 17 patients

QI

+

+

 

+

 

+

  

+

[59]

Endometrial

UK, 16 women, post-ttt

QI

   

+

 

+

+

  

[60]

Gynecologic

Canada, 239 survivors

MM

   

+ (50)

 

+ (50)

+

+

+

[44]

Kidney

Canada, 482, post-ttt

CS

      

+ (47)

 

+ (7),

[61]

Lung

Australia, 7, post-ttt

FG

  

+

  

+

+

 

+

[63]

Denmark, 19, post-ttt

QI

   

+

+

+

  

+

[64]

France, 5 patients

QI

   

+

 

+

+

  

[105]

US, 43, during ttt

CS

+ (15)

   

+ (11)

+ (15)

  

+ (37)

[65]

Lung & GI

US, 34 patients

QI

  

+

+

+

+

+

  

[107]

Lymphoma

US, N/A, post-ttt

FG

     

+

  

+

[108]

Prostate

Australia, 18 men, post-ttt

QI

     

+

+

  

[68]

Australia, 14 men

QI

 

+

   

+

+

  

[112]

England, 16 men, post-ttt

QI

 

+

 

+

 

+

+

 

+

[113]

Ireland, 20 men

QI

     

+

   

[31]

Variousa

Australia, 15, mixed stages

QI

   

+

 

+

+

  

[70]

Australia, 9, during ttt

QI/FG

    

+

+

 

+

+

[69]

Australia, 102, post-ttt

CS

  

+

+ (99)

 

+ (97)

+ (81)

 

+

[71]

Australia, 20, during ttt

QI

     

+

  

+

[117]

Canada, 30, during ttt

CS

  

+ (63)

+ (37)

+

+ (32)

+

 

+ (42)

[20]

Denmark, 33, during ttt

QI

 

+

 

+

+

+

+

  

[118]

Germany, 905 patients

CS

   

+

+

 

+

  

[76]

Ireland, 41, mixed stages

FG

     

+

+

 

+

[77]

Italy, 12, post-ttt

FG

  

+

+

+

+

+

 

+

[78]

New Zealand, 25, mixed

QI

     

+

+

 

+

[81]

Sweden, 18, during ttt

FG

 

+

+

  

+

+

 

+

[24]

UK, 26, mixed stages

FG

   

+

+

+

+

 

+

[84]

UK, 456, post-ttt

CS

 

+

   

+

+

 

+

[43]

UK, 19 patients, post-ttt

QI

     

+

+

 

+

[37]

UK, 12, mixed stages

QI

 

+

   

+

+

  

[36]

UK, 16, mixed stages

QI

     

+

  

+

[83]

US, 25, post-ttt

FG

   

+

+

+

+

 

+

[86]

US, 20, post-ttt

QI

     

+

+

+

+

[39]

US, 13, mixed stages

QI

   

+

 

+

  

+

[122]

  1. Abbreviations: CS cross-sectional, FG focus groups, MM mixed-method, N/A non-available, PA physical activity, QI qualitative interview, ttt treatment. a The study included various mixed cancer types