Physical problems, functional limitations, and preferences for physical therapist-guided exercise programs among Dutch patients with metastatic breast cancer: a mixed methods study

• Published in: Supportive care in cancer Vol. 27; no. 8; pp. 3061 - 3070
• Main Authors: ten Tusscher, M. R., Groen, W. G., Geleijn, E., Sonke, G. S., Konings, I. R., Van der Vorst, M. J., van Zweeden, A., Aaronson, N. K., Stuiver, Martijn M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.08.2019; Springer; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Breast cancer; Cancer; Cancer patients; Care and treatment; Content analysis; Exercise; Focus groups; Health behavior; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Metastasis; Methods; Mixed methods research; Nursing; Nursing Research; Oncology; Oncology, Experimental; Original Article; Pain Medicine; Physical fitness; Physical therapists; Physical therapy; Preferences; Qualitative research; Quantitative analysis; Rehabilitation Medicine; Surveys; Therapeutics, Physiological; Netherlands; Metastatic breast cancer; Exercise; Functional limitations; Physical therapy; Quality of life

Purpose In this study we aimed (1) to identify the most prevalent physical symptoms and functional limitations that limit physical activity of patients with palliative treatment for metastatic breast cancer (MBC) and (2) to identify their preferences for exercise-based physical therapy programs, as...