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. 2014 May;38(3):414-9.
doi: 10.5993/AJHB.38.3.10.

Social support, nutrition intake, and physical activity in cancer survivors

Shanice Coleman  1 , Carla J Berg  2 , Nancy J Thompson  1
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Social support, nutrition intake, and physical activity in cancer survivors

Shanice Coleman et al. Am J Health Behav. 2014 May.

Abstract

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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Conflict of Interest Statement

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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