Social, Demographic, and Medical Influences on Physical Activity in Child and Adolescent Cancer Survivors

Margaux B. Gilliam; Avi Madan-Swain; Kimberly Whelan; Diane C. Tucker; Wendy Demark-Wahnefried; David C. Schwebel

doi:10.1093/jpepsy/jsr085

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Social, Demographic, and Medical Influences on Physical Activity in Child and Adolescent Cancer Survivors

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Social, Demographic, and Medical Influences on Physical Activity in Child and Adolescent Cancer Survivors

Margaux B. Gilliam, Avi Madan-Swain, Kimberly Whelan, Diane C. Tucker, Wendy Demark-Wahnefried and David C. Schwebel

Journal of pediatric psychology, Vol.37(2), pp.198-208

03/01/2012

DOI: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsr085

PMCID: PMC3282282

PMID: 22004885

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Objective This study evaluated associations between social, environmental, demographic, and medical predictors, and child and adolescent survivors’ physical activity (PA). Methods A structured telephone survey was conducted with 105 caregiver–survivor (aged 8–16 years) pairs and 36 caregivers of younger survivors (aged 6–7 years) alone. Participants completed measures assessing survivor PA and proposed predictors of PA including demographic, medical, social, and environmental influences. Results Social influences, including family PA, family support for PA, and peer support for PA, emerged as unique predictors of survivor PA. These variables predicted PA after controlling for demographic and medical factors. Child survivors’ PA was more strongly predicted by family influences while adolescent survivors’ PA was more strongly influenced by family and peer influences. Conclusions Child and adolescent survivors’ PA is strongly influenced by social factors. This finding parallels results with healthy children. PA interventions should focus on family and peer support to increase survivors’ PA behaviors.

Special Section: Pediatric Cancer

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Title: Subtitle: Social, Demographic, and Medical Influences on Physical Activity in Child and Adolescent Cancer Survivors
Creators: Margaux B. Gilliam - University of Alabama at Birmingham
Avi Madan-Swain - University of Alabama at Birmingham
Kimberly Whelan - University of Alabama at Birmingham
Diane C. Tucker - University of Alabama at Birmingham
Wendy Demark-Wahnefried - University of Alabama at Birmingham
David C. Schwebel - University of Alabama at Birmingham
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Journal of pediatric psychology, Vol.37(2), pp.198-208
DOI: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsr085
PMID: 22004885
PMCID: PMC3282282
NLM abbreviation: J Pediatr Psychol
ISSN: 0146-8693
eISSN: 1465-735X
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Number of pages: 11
Language: English
Date published: 03/01/2012
Academic Unit: Research Administration
Record Identifier: 9984949473502771

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