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March 21, 2026Supportive Care in Cancer1 citationsOpen Access

A systematic review of patient and healthcare professional perceptions of the barriers and facilitators to embedding exercise in the adjuvant cancer treatment pathway

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SHSarah HodgeHull York Medical SchoolJCJordan CurryUniversity of HullJWJulie WalabyekiHull York Medical School

Key Points

  • This review aims to understand the barriers and facilitators identified by patients and healthcare professionals regarding exercise in cancer treatment.
  • Conducted a systematic review of literature
  • Analyzed perspectives from both patients and healthcare professionals
  • Examined various factors influencing exercise integration
  • Identified key barriers like knowledge gaps and access to resources
  • Highlighted facilitators such as motivation and individualized programming
  • Noted influence of gender, age, and social factors on perceptions

Abstract

Findings emphasise knowledge and education, previous experience with exercise, resources, motivation, gender, age, social factors, positive promotion, individualised programming throughout treatment and access to credible practitioners as nuanced perspectives between patients and healthcare professionals. These converging perspectives are influential determinants to help identify potential solutions for embedding exercise within cancer treatment pathways.

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Hodge et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69be35946e48c4981c673ec8https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-026-10553-w
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