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Breast, prostate and colorectal cancer survivors’ experiences of using publicly available physical activity mobile apps: a qualitative study

Abstract:
Background: Physical activity (PA) can improve a range of outcomes following a cancer diagnosis. These include an improvement in experience of side effects of treatment (e.g. fatigue) and management of comorbid conditions. PA may also increase survival and reduce recurrence. Digital interventions have shown potential for PA promotion among cancer survivors, but most in a prior review were web-based and few studies used smartphone applications (apps). There are many PA apps av... Expand abstract
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Published
Peer review status:
Peer reviewed

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10.2196/10918

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MSD
Department:
Primary Care Health Sciences
Role:
Author
ORCID:
0000-0002-1955-7234



Publisher:
Journal of Medical Internet Research
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Volume:
7
Issue:
1
Publication date:
2017-01-02
Acceptance date:
2018-09-11
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EISSN:
1438-8871
ISSN:
1439-4456


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pubs:919572
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919572
Deposit date:
2018-09-14

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