Analysis of differences in exercise recognition by constraints on physical activity of hospitalized cancer patients based on their medical history

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to analyze the differences among the hospi-talized cancer patients on their perception of exercise and physical ac-tivity constraints based on their medical history. The study used ques-tionnaire survey as measurement tool for 194 cancer patients (male or female, aged 20 or older) living in Seoul metropolitan area (Seoul, Gyeo-nggi, Incheon). The collected data were analyzed using frequency analysis, exploratory factor analysis, reliability analysis t-test, and one-way distribution using statistical program SPSS 18.0. The following re-sults were obtained. First, there was no statistically significant differ-ence between cancer stage and exercise recognition/physical activity constraint. Second, there was a significant difference between cancer stage and sociocultural constraint/facility constraint/program con-straint. Third, there was a significant difference between cancer opera-tion history and physical/socio-cultural/facility/program constraint. Fourth, there was a significant difference between cancer operation history and negative perception/facility/program constraint. Fifth, there was a significant difference between ancillary cancer treatment meth-od and negative perception/facility/program constraint. Sixth, there was a significant difference between hospitalization period and positive per-ception/negative perception/physical constraint/cognitive constraint. In conclusion, this study will provide information necessary to create pa-tient-centered healthcare service system by analyzing exercise recog-nition of hospitalized cancer patients based on their medical history and to investigate the constraint factors that prevents patients from actually making efforts to exercise.