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- Title
Influence of Social Cognitive Factors on Physical Activity among Breast Cancer Survivors.
- Authors
Hyenam Hwang
- Abstract
Purpose: To measure the degree of physical activity among breast cancer survivors and to identify how it was influenced by social cognitive factors, as defined in Bandura's social cognitive theory. Methods: A total of 128 breast cancer survivors were recruited for this descriptive study and answered the survey questionnaire. The collected data covered general characteristics, physical activity, and social cognitive factors, such as self-efficacy, outcome expectations, goal setting, and socio-structural factors (social support and negative impact of cancer). Data collection was conducted from July to October 2017. Results: The degree of physical activity among breast cancer survivors was moderate. The participants' level of physical activity differed according to their Body Mass Index (BMI) and type of surgery. Physical activity was significantly correlated with exercise goal setting, exercise self-efficacy, outcome expectations, and family support. Exercise goal setting (β=.55, p<.001), BMI (kg/m²) (β=-.21, p=.003), and exercise self-efficacy (β=.15, p=.040) were identified as factors influencing physical activity. Conclusion: Intervention programs to increase the degree of physical activity among breast cancer survivors will need to consider various aspects, including goal setting, BMI regulation, and self-efficacy improvement. Repeated studies on the social recognition of breast cancer survivors and extended studies on health promotion activities are recommended.
- Subjects
SOUTH Korea; BREAST tumors; CANCER patient psychology; STATISTICAL correlation; GOAL (Psychology); HEALTH promotion; RESEARCH methodology; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION analysis; RESEARCH funding; STATISTICAL sampling; SCALE analysis (Psychology); SELF-efficacy; STATISTICS; SURVEYS; T-test (Statistics); SAMPLE size (Statistics); DATA analysis; SOCIOECONOMIC factors; EFFECT sizes (Statistics); SOCIAL learning theory; BODY mass index; CROSS-sectional method; PHYSICAL activity; DATA analysis software; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; ONE-way analysis of variance
- Publication
Korean Journal of Adult Nursing, 2019, Vol 31, Issue 2, p211
- ISSN
1225-4886
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.7475/kjan.2019.31.2.211