Barriers and facilitators to physical activity participation in patients with head and neck cancer: a scoping review

Author(s):  
Yan Ning ◽  
Qian Wang ◽  
Yongxia Ding ◽  
Wenting Zhao ◽  
Zehuan Jia ◽  
...  
2019 ◽  
Vol 100 (12) ◽  
pp. 2381-2388 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sara C. Parke ◽  
Sonal Oza ◽  
Sam Shahpar ◽  
An Ngo-Huang ◽  
Aliea Herbert ◽  
...  

2016 ◽  
Vol 41 (3) ◽  
pp. 241-248 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Sammut ◽  
L.R. Fraser ◽  
M.J. Ward ◽  
T. Singh ◽  
N.N. Patel

2021 ◽  
pp. e20200068
Author(s):  
Joni Nedeljak ◽  
Susan Armijo-Olivo ◽  
Ivonne A. Hernandez ◽  
Suresh Nayar ◽  
Margaret L. McNeely

Purpose: Trismus, or restricted mouth opening, is a common side effect of treatment for head and neck cancer. This scoping review examined the characteristics, extent, and nature of existing research on manual therapy and jaw-mobilizing devices to prevent and manage trismus related to head and neck cancer. Method: Six electronic databases were searched using the terms trismus, head and neck cancer, and physical therapy and the associated MeSH terms. The review focused on the factors related to intervention delivery: timing, adherence, completion rates, and adverse events. Results: Nine studies were included. Eight examined the use of a jaw-mobilizing device, and one explored the benefit of remote telephone support. Two studies involved cancer survivors at risk of trismus, five involved survivors with trismus, and two included survivors both with and at risk of trismus. No studies were found examining physiotherapist provision of manual therapy. Within-group comparisons supported the benefit of using a jaw-mobilizing device to manage trismus, whereas significant between-groups differences were found only in non-randomized controlled trials. Survivor symptoms and intervention burden were reported reasons for poor adherence and completion rates. Conclusions: No benefit was found for the use of jaw-mobilizing devices for the prevention of trismus. Given the potential of manual therapy to enhance outcomes, physical therapist–led research is warranted.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Itziar Alonso ◽  
Laura Lopez-Perez ◽  
Juan Carlos Martin Guirado ◽  
Maria Fernanda Cabrera-Umpierrez ◽  
Maria Teresa Arredondo ◽  
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2018 ◽  
Vol 41 (17) ◽  
pp. 2093-2107 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana Maria Rodriguez ◽  
Alyssa Komar ◽  
Jolie Ringash ◽  
Catherine Chan ◽  
Aileen M. Davis ◽  
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Author(s):  
María Martínez-Andrés ◽  
Raquel Bartolomé-Gutiérrez ◽  
Beatriz Rodríguez-Martín ◽  
María Jesús Pardo-Guijarro ◽  
Miriam Garrido-Miguel ◽  
...  

Despite the benefits of engaging in physical activity during their leisure time, children do not meet the recommendations on physical activity. Following the socio-ecological model as a theoretical framework, the aim of this study was to determine the barriers and facilitators that influence physical activity participation in children’s leisure time. Data collection was conducted through focus groups and individual drawings in a sample of 98 eight- to eleven-year-olds from six schools in Cuenca (Spain). Following the socio-ecological model, individual characteristics (age and sex), as well as the microsystem (parents and friends), mesosystem (timing and out-of-school schedule) and exosystem (safety and weather) influence physical activity participation. The relationships between these levels of the socio-ecological model reveal that opportunities for leisure physical activity are determined by children’s schedules. This schedule is negotiated by the family and is influenced by parents’ worries and necessities. This is the main barrier to physical activity participation due to the creation of more restrictive, sedentary schedules, especially for girls. Our results show the elements required to develop successful strategies to increase physical activity opportunities, namely, focusing on giving children the opportunity to choose activities, raising parents’ awareness of the importance of physical activity and improving the perceived safety of parks, taking into consideration the gender perspective.


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