Open Access‘Probably better than any medication we can give you’: General practitioners’ views on exercise and nutrition in cancer
Author(s) -
Jamie L Waterland,
Lara Edbrooke,
Amanda Appathurai,
Naomi Lawrance,
Meredith Temple-Smith,
Linda Denehy
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
australian journal of general practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.421
H-Index - 42
eISSN - 2208-794X
pISSN - 2208-7958
DOI - 10.31128/ajgp-12-19-5176
Subject(s) - medicine , physical activity , psychology , medical education , family medicine , physical therapy , gerontology
Exercise and healthy eating patterns are effective in improving health-related quality of life for patients with cancer. However, little is known about general practitioners' (GPs') views and experiences regarding providing exercise and nutrition recommendations to their patients with cancer. The aim of this study was to 1) report GPs' experiences of providing nutrition and exercise advice to their patients and 2) identify perceived barriers and enablers to implementation of exercise and nutrition advice throughout the cancer journey from the GP perspective.