Why do some women with breast cancer choose not to exercise?
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Why do some women with a breast cancer diagnosis choose not to exercise? A deeper understanding of the choice.
IRAS ID
219372
Contact name
Anita Neilson
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
The University of the West of Scotland
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 2 months, 24 days
Research summary
Exercise has been shown to be beneficial for breast cancer patients from diagnosis through to survivorship. The impact of exercise on this client group shows improvements to quality of life as well as physical wellbeing. However, positive the effects of exercise, some patients choose not to exercise. Reasons for not exercising include: family commitments, returning to work, fatigue, can’t afford to, no time, etc. There is a limited amount of research looking into the deeper meaning of why these decisions are made. Therefore, the aim of this proposed research is to use an interpretive phenomenology approach to explore the deeper meanings and interpretations to their decision. The results can inform policy makers in the health service when developing services for this client group and develop strategies that can help them choose to exercise instead.
REC name
Yorkshire & The Humber - Bradford Leeds Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
16/YH/0515
Date of REC Opinion
14 Dec 2016
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion