2024
Barriers to and facilitators of improving physical activity and nutrition behaviors during chemotherapy for breast cancer: a sequential mixed methods study
Puklin L, Irwin M, Sanft T, Ferrucci L, Harrigan M, McGowan C, Cartmel B, Zupa M, Winer E, Deyling M, Ligibel J, Basen-Engquist K, Spiegelman D, Sharifi M. Barriers to and facilitators of improving physical activity and nutrition behaviors during chemotherapy for breast cancer: a sequential mixed methods study. Supportive Care In Cancer 2024, 32: 590. PMID: 39141176, DOI: 10.1007/s00520-024-08789-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhysical activityLifestyle interventionSelf-reported PA questionnaireSelf-reported diet qualityBreast cancerHealthy Eating Index-2015Stage I-III breast cancerBenefits of PASequential mixed methods studyI-III breast cancerChemotherapy-related symptomsMixed methods studyThematic content analysisBehavioral goalsSense of controlBody mass indexPA questionnaireSemi-structured interviewsMean body mass indexTranscribed verbatimIntervention armTailored educationDiet qualityNutritional behaviorMental benefits
2023
A qualitative study of sleep in young breast cancer survivors: “No longer able to sleep through the night”
Hwang Y, Conley S, Redeker N, Sanft T, Knobf M. A qualitative study of sleep in young breast cancer survivors: “No longer able to sleep through the night”. Journal Of Cancer Survivorship 2023, 18: 828-835. PMID: 36680672, DOI: 10.1007/s11764-023-01330-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSleep healthAnxiety/worryBreast cancer survivorsEveryday life stressorsSleep disturbancesYoung breast cancer survivorsCancer survivorsLongitudinal designYears of survivorshipLife stressorsExperience difficultiesPsychological symptomsSequential mixed-methods studySemi-structured interviewsRuminating thoughtsInterpretive description approachStudy phaseVasomotor symptomsGreater symptom distressSleep changesBreast cancerMixed-methods studySleep qualityFuture researchDisturbed sleep