Perceived barriers and facilitators to health behaviors in European childhood cancer survivors: A qualitative PanCareFollowUp study

Authors	BOUWMAN Eline PLUIJM Saskia M F STOLLMAN Iridi ARAUJO-SOARES Vera BLIJLEVENS Nicole M A FOLLIN Cecilia F WINTHER Jeanette F HJORTH Lars KEPÁK Tomáš KEPÁKOVÁ Kateřina KREMER Leontien C M MURACA Monica VAN DER PAL Helena J H SCHNEIDER Carina UYTTEBROECK Anne VERCRUYSSE Gertrui SKINNER Rod C BROWN Morven C HERMENS Rosella P M G J LOONEN Jacqueline CONSORTIUM PanCareFollowUp
Year of publication	2023
Type	Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source	Cancer Medicine
MU Faculty or unit	Faculty of Medicine
Citation
Web	https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/cam4.5911
Doi	http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cam4.5911
Keywords	behavioral science; cancer prevention; cancer risk factors; pediatric cancer; survival
Description	Background: Healthy behaviors, that is, engaging in regular physical activities, maintaining a healthy diet, limiting alcohol consumption, and avoiding tobacco and drug use, decrease the risk of developing late adverse health conditions in childhood cancer survivors. However, childhood cancer survivors may experience barriers to adopting and maintaining healthy behaviors. This study aimed to assess these barriers and facilitators to health behavior adoption and maintenance in childhood cancer survivors.