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Table 1 Demographic, Clinical and Behavioral Characteristics of the Quantitative and Qualitative Studies

From: Physical activity programming and counseling preferences among cancer survivors: a systematic review

Study

Study Design

Mean Age

Mean BMI

Female %

White

Marital or Partner Status

% Stage I or II

Mean Months Since Diagnosis

Meeting or Above PA Guidelines

Geographic Location or Country

Highest Education Completed

Response Rate

Timing of Study

 

Arthur et al., (2016) [75]

Quantitative

69.0

--

57.0%

84.0%

--

93.0%

--

--

Southeastern United States

Completed university/college or higher (34%)

71.8%

Newly diagnosed

 

Bélanger et al., (2012) [68]

Quantitative

38.2

26.5

70.0%

87.4%

Married (62.0%)

--

73.6

51.0%a

Alberta, Canada

Completed university/college or higher (61.9%)

38.0%

Treatment/post-treatment

 

Blaney et al., (2013) [78]

Quantitative

61.0 (Median)

29.0

76.0%

--

Married (70.9%)

40.2%

--

--

Northern Ireland

--

52.3%

Treatment/post-treatment

 

Craike et al. (2017) [84]

Qualitative

62.0

--

54.0%

--

Living with a partner/spouse or partner/spouse and children (92.0%)

--

--

--

Victoria, Australia

Completed university/college or higher (42%)

--

Post-Treatment

 

Culos-Reed et al., (2017) [73]

Quantitative

50.6

--

46.7%

 

Married/common law (86.7%)

0.0%

--

20.0% (T1 - pre treatment); 22.0% (2 months from T1)a

Alberta, Canada

Completed university/college or higher (73.3%)

45.7%

Postsurgery, before treatment

 

Farrokhzadi et al. (2016) [65]

Quantitative

58.3 (Median)

27.1

100.0%

--

Married/de facto (59.0%)

--

--

53.0%a

Sydney, Australia

Completed university/college (40%)

24.0%

Diagnosed in the past two years

 

Forbes et al., (2015) [69]

Quantitative

65.6

27.8

45.0%

97.0%

Married (80%)

79.0%

51.6

42.2%a

Nova Scotia, Canada

Postsecondary (51%)

38.0%

Treatment/post-treatment

 

Gjerset et al., (2011) [76]

Quantitative

56.6

 

56.0%

--

--

--

42.9

--

Norway

Completed university/college or higher (16%)

67.0%

Post-Treatment

 

Green et al., (2014) [70]

Quantitative

66.6

26.2

61.0%

 

Living with a partner (84.0%, prostate cancer); living with a partner (70.0%, breast cancer)

--

41.75

86.5%a

South-East Queensland and Northern New South Wales, Australia

Completed university/college (42%, prostate cancer); Completed university/college (39 breast cancer)

--

Treatment/post-treatment

 

Harrington et al., (2013) [54]

Quantitative

72.0

29.2

0.0%

79.0%

Married or partnered (58.0%)

--

--

19.0%a

Arizona, United States

Greater than or equal to 12 years (52%)

--

Mid-treatment (receiving ADT)

 

Jones et al., (2002) [36]

Quantitative

60.8

--

59.0%

--

Married/common law (79.1%)

77.5%

--

16.0%b

Alberta, Canada

Completed university/college or higher (46.7%)

53.0%

Treatment/post-treatment

 

Jones et al., (2007) [80]

Quantitative

44.8

--

50.9%

--

Married/common law (76.5%)

22.6%

28

--

North Carolina, United States

Completed university/college (82.1%)

28.0%

Post-Treatment

 

Kartolo et al., (2016) [48]

Quantitative

--

--

40.0%

62.0%

Married or living with a partner (59.3%)

--

--

--

Toronto, Canada

Completed university/college or higher (41.7%)

73.0%

Treatment/post-treatment

 

Karvinen et al., (2006) [62]

Quantitative

64.5

--

100.0%

--

Married/common law (69.4%)

72.0%

52

--

Alberta, Canada

Completed university/college or higher (37.6%)

50.2%

No timing; cancer diagnosis

 

Karvinen et al., (2007) [74]

Quantitative

--

--

25.7%

--

Married/common law (79.1%)

--

--

20.9%b

Alberta, Canada

Some post secondary or more (37.8%)

51.0%

No timing; cancer diagnosis

 

Karvinen et al., (2011) [49]

Quantitative

57.1

31.8

100.0%

46.0%

Married (51.0%)

70.0%

14.9

21.0%b

North Carolina, United States

More than high school (56%)

88.0%

Treatment/post-treatment

 

Karvinen et al., (2016) [50]

Quantitative

62.5

26.5

25.6%

71.4%

Married (61.9%)

--

--

16.7%b

North Carolina, United States

More than high school (38.1%)

81.1%

Before treatment

 

Leach et al., (2015) [85]

Quantitative

66.4

 

53.0%

--

Married (78.5%)

24.3%

31.7

--

Alberta, Canada

--

71.7%

Treatment/post-treatment

 

Lin et al., (2013) [82]

Quantitative

61.4

23.6

46.9%

--

Married (79.0%)

44.4%

26.14

--

Northern and Southern Taiwan

Completed university/college or higher (30.9%)

--

Post-Treatment

 

Lowe et al., (2010) [51]

Quantitative

61.5

24.4

60.0%

--

Married/common law (42.0%)

--

--

--

Alberta, Canada

Completed grade 12 or higher (50%)

19.0%

Treatment/post-treatment

 

Lowe et al., (2016) [47]

Quantitative

63.5

27.5

58.0%

--

Married/common law (74.0%)

--

--

--

Alberta, Canada

Completed grade 12 or higher (58%)

28.0%

Treatment

 

McGowan et al., (2013) [71]

Quantitative

67.3

--

41.7%

94.3%

Married (74.0%)

24.2%

51

33.0%a

Alberta, Canada

Some post secondary or more (51%)

34.0%

Diagnosed between 2003-2007

 

Midgley et al., (2017) [81]

Quantitative

66.0

--

26.0%

--

--

--

43.0 (Median)

--

North West England, United Kingdom

--

43.0%

Received treatment between 2010 and 2014

 

Murnane et al., (2012) [52]

Quantitative

58.8

--

39.1%

--

--

--

--

--

Australia

--

77.0%

Before treatment/treatment

 

Paxton et al., (2014) [58]

Quantitative

54.0

30.2

100.0%

0.0%

Married (49.1%)

78.8%

85.8

46.4%a

Online, United States (CA, FL, GA, IL, IN, LA, MD, MI, MS, NV, NJ, NY, NC, OH, SC)

Completed university/college or higher (52.2%)

--

Off treatment except hormone therapy

 

Philip et al., (2014) [53]

Quantitative

68.7

25.9

63.4%

92.6%

Married/partnered (62.3%)

--

43.44

25.14%a

New York, United States

Completed university/college or higher (50%)

63.6%

Post-treatment

 

Phillips et al., (2017) [66]

Quantitative

60.7

26.5

100.0%

97.1%

Married/partnered/significant other (78.9%)

--

139.2

53.4%a

United States (recruited nationwide)

Completed university/college or higher (71.7%)

20.4%

Post primary treatment

 

Robertson et al., (2017) [86]

Qualitative

63.7

 

69.0%

71.0%

--

--

--

--

Texas, United States

Completed university/college or higher (63%)

--

Post Primary Treatment

 

Rogers et al., (2007) [57]

Quantitative

--

--

100.0%

91.0%

--

74.0%

--

--

Illinois, United States

Equal to or greater than 16 years of education (24%)

88.5%

Treatment

 

Rogers et al., (2008) [56]

Quantitative

64.4

27.5

100.0%

98.0%

--

50.0%

62.5

--

Midwest, United States

--

32.0%

Diagnosed between 1997-2002

 

Rogers et al., (2009a) [79]

Quantitative

--

24.6

22.0%

96.0%

--

19.0%

--

--

Midwest, United States

Greater than or equal to 12 years (30%)

83.0%

No timing, just had to be diagnosed

 

Rogers et al., (2009b) [59]

Quantitative

63.0

28.9

100.0%

96.0%

--

57.0%

39

19.0%b

Midwest, United States

--

86.0%

Diagnosed before 2005

 

Spence et al., (2011) [55]

Qualitative

57.8

26.8

30.0%

--

--

--

--

--

Brisbane, Australia

--

--

Post-Treatment

 

Stevinson et al., (2009) [64]

Quantitative

60.2

27.1

100.0%

--

Married/common law (73.5%)

45.4%

73.6

31.1%b

Alberta, Canada

Completed university/college or higher (42.3%)

51.4%

Diagnosed between 1985-2002

 

Sturgeon et al. (2017) [67]

Quantitative

55.3

28.4

100.0%

71.6%

--

89.6%

--

35.4%a

Pennsylvannia, United States

--

69.6%

No timing; cancer diagnosis

 

Tirado-Gomez et al., (2016) [60]

Quantitative

57.2

29.4

100.0%

--

Married/partnered (33.3%)

--

--

--

Puerto Rico

Completed university/college or higher (32%)

--

Post-Treatment

 

Trinh et al., (2012) [72]

Quantitative

65.0

28.5

37.1%

91.0%

Married/common law (73.6%)

--

69

26.0%a

Alberta, Canada

Completed university/college or higher (40.4%)

42.5%

Diagnosed between 1996-2010

 

Tyrrell et al., (2014) [63]

Quantitative

52.9

--

100.0%

93.0%

Married/common law (68.0%)

--

76.3

--

Nova Scotia, Canada

Completed university/college (28%)

62.0%

Diagnosed after 2001

 

Vallance et al., (2006) [77]

Quantitative

61.1

26.3

48.4%

--

Married/common law (75.5%)

32.2%

62

--

Alberta, Canada

Completed university/college or higher (44.5%)

52.0%

Diagnosed between 1994-2001

 

Vallance et al., (2013) [61]

Quantitative

62.4

26.6

100.0%

--

Married/common law (74.8%)

85.1%

76.4

34.7%b

Alberta, Canada

Completed university (49.8%)

30.0%

Post-treatment

 

Whitehead & Lavelle (2009) [83]

Qualitative

66.5

--

100.0%

Mostly White European

--

--

--

--

Manchester and Derby, United Kingdom

--

--

Off treatment except hormone therapy

 
  1. Note: --information not assessed or reported
  2. aGuidelines defined as 150 min moderate PA, 75 min of vigorous PA or a combination of the two
  3. bGuidelines defined as 150 min moderate PA or at least 60 min of strenuous PA or a combination of the two