Social Support, Nutrition Intake, and Physical Activity in Cancer Survivors
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OBJECTIVES: To examine depressive symptoms, hope, social support, and quality of life in relation to fruit and vegetable (FV) intake and physical activity (PA) among cancer survivors diagnosed within the past 4 years. METHODS: In 2010, participants were recruited from a southeastern US cancer center and completed a mail-based survey (response rate 22.7%) assessing these psychosocial factors, FV intake, and PA. RESULTS: Among 128 participants, 72% consumed ≥5 FV/ day; 77.8% walked for exercise ≥4 times/week. Controlling for sociodemographics, consuming ≥5 FV/day was associated with greater significant other social support (p = .004); walking for exercise ≥4 times/week was associated with greater friend support (p = .003). CONCLUSIONS: These findings can inform tertiary cancer prevention interventions.
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- Authors
- Coleman, S., Berg, C. J., & Thompson, N. J.
- Affiliations
- Emory University (US)
- Venue
- American Journal of Health Behavior
- Publisher
- JCFCorp SG PTE LTD
- Published
- 2014-05-01
- Volume
- 38
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 414-419
- ISSN
- 1087-3244 (ISSN-L)
- 1945-7359
- PMC
- PMC4514029
- OpenAlex
- W2093867709
- Cited by
- 29
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2025: 1 · 2024: 3 · 2023: 3 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 1 · 2020: 2 · 2019: 7 · 2018: 2 · 2017: 2 · 2016: 3 · 2015: 2 · 2014: 1
- FWCI
- 1.29
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Locations
- American Journal of Health Behavior (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
- PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
- Funders
- Georgia Cancer Coalition
- Winship Cancer Institute
- National Cancer Institute (K07CA139114)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Cancer survivorship and care
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Nutritional Studies and Diet
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health › Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
- Keywords
- cancer survivors, social support, fruit and vegetable intake, physical activity, walking, depressive symptoms, hope, quality of life, friend support, significant other support
- MeSH terms
- Aged, Depression, Diet, Female, Fruit, Humans, Male, Mental Health, Middle Aged, Neoplasms, Quality of Life, Surveys and Questionnaires, Social Support, Vegetables, Southeastern United States, Exercise, Survivors
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