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Case Study Of Persons With Cancer Participating In A Community-Based Exercise Program: An Exploration Of Meaning And Change, Barbara K. Haas, Melinda Hermanns, Christina Melin-Johanson
Case Study Of Persons With Cancer Participating In A Community-Based Exercise Program: An Exploration Of Meaning And Change, Barbara K. Haas, Melinda Hermanns, Christina Melin-Johanson
Barbara Haas
Increasingly, research supports the importance of incorporating exercise into the cancer care paradigm. While quantitative studies have substantiated the significant effects of exercise on physical functioning, the individual’s perspective of participating in an exercise program has rarely been considered. The purpose of this study was to explain the impact of a community based exercise program on the lives of persons with cancer and their caregivers. Based on Bandura’s Social Cognitive Theory, a single explanatory case study with multiple embedded units of analyses was conducted. Interviews were conducted with 10 individuals representing participants with cancer, their caregivers, and health care providers. …
Point In Time The Fitsteps For Life Exercise Program Improves Quality Of Life Of Persons With Cancer, Barbara Haas, Gary Kimmel, Melinda Hermanns
Point In Time The Fitsteps For Life Exercise Program Improves Quality Of Life Of Persons With Cancer, Barbara Haas, Gary Kimmel, Melinda Hermanns
Barbara Haas
This poster was presented at the National Collegiate Honors College Conference in Fall of 2014 at Denver, Colorado.