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Supportive Care in Cancer
Published in: Supportive Care in Cancer 2/2021

01-02-2021 | Original Article

The impact of cancer on theory of planned behavior measures and physical activity levels during the first weeks following cancer diagnosis in children

Authors: Maxime Caru, Daniel Curnier, Ariane Levesque, Serge Sultan, Valérie Marcil, Caroline Laverdière, Daniel Sinnett, Lucia Romo, Laurence Kern

Published in: Supportive Care in Cancer | Issue 2/2021

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Abstract

Background

The theory of planned behavior (TPB) is used to document children’s health behaviors linked to their physical activity. The TPB model and its components have been applied to comprehend the adoption of physical activity along informational and motivational parameters. Thus, this exploratory study aims to assess the evolution of children’s physical activity levels (MVLPA) during the first weeks of their cancer, in addition to documenting the evolution of the TPB measures, self-reported fitness, and self-esteem in the physical domain to better understand children’s physical activity behavior.

Methods

A total of 16 children (8 boys and 8 girls) with cancer answered psychosocial questionnaires at the diagnosis of cancer (time 1) and at 6 to 8 weeks (time 2) to assess the TPB measures, self-reported fitness, self-esteem in the physical domain, and their daily physical activities.

Results

A significant decrease of 41.2 min/days of daily MVLPA was observed between the time at cancer diagnosis (50.5 ± 32.8 min/days) and 6 to 8 weeks after the first interview (9.3 ± 9.1 min/days). We found that the time after the diagnosis of cancer negatively impacted children’s TPB measures (mean in attitude, injunctive norms, identity, facilitating factors, self-confidence, and intention) and MVLPA levels. The TPB model explains 40% of the variance in MVLPA by the injunctive norms during the first weeks following cancer diagnosis in children.

Conclusion

The findings of this study highlight the negative impacts of cancer on children’s TPB measures, self-reported fitness, and self-esteem in the physical domain and self-reported MVLPA levels over 4 to 6 weeks following the diagnosis. These findings help to better understand the effect of cancer diagnosis on children’s physical activity behavior.
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Metadata
Title
The impact of cancer on theory of planned behavior measures and physical activity levels during the first weeks following cancer diagnosis in children
Authors
Maxime Caru
Daniel Curnier
Ariane Levesque
Serge Sultan
Valérie Marcil
Caroline Laverdière
Daniel Sinnett
Lucia Romo
Laurence Kern
Publication date
01-02-2021
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
Supportive Care in Cancer / Issue 2/2021
Print ISSN: 0941-4355
Electronic ISSN: 1433-7339
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-020-05541-7

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