Abstract
This descriptive correlational study was conducted to examine the direct and indirect influences of fatigue, self-efficacy for physical activity, and physical activity on quality of life (QOL) in women with breast cancer. Relationships among these variables were compared between women with breast cancer and a comparison group of women. A theoretical model, philosophically congruent with a health within illness perspective and generated by integrating selected concepts from Pender's Health Promotion Model and Bandura's Social Cognitive Theory, was used to guide the study. Instruments used to measure study concepts included the Piper Fatigue Scale to evaluate fatigue; a researcher developed Physical Activity Assessment Inventory to measure self-efficacy for physical activity; the Human Activity Profile to calculate physical activity; and the McGill QOL Questionnaire to assess QOL.
Sigma Membership
Iota Nu at-Large
Lead Author Affiliation
The University of Texas at Tyler, Tyler, Texas, USA
Type
Dissertation
Format Type
Text-based Document
Study Design/Type
Descriptive/Correlational
Research Approach
Quantitative Research
Keywords:
Breast Cancer, Quality of Life, Exercise
Advisor
Alexa Stuifbergen
Second Advisor
Gayle Acton
Third Advisor
Joyce Ballard
Fourth Advisor
Heather Becker
Degree
PhD
Degree Grantor
The University of Texas at Austin
Degree Year
2001
Recommended Citation
Haas, Barbara K., "Fatigue, self-efficacy for physical activity, physical activity, and quality of life in women with breast cancer" (2022). Dissertations. 1784.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/dissertations/1784
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Review Type
None: Degree-based Submission
Acquisition
Proxy-submission
Date of Issue
2022-10-27
Full Text of Presentation
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Description
This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 3037017; ProQuest document ID: 304720274. The author still retains copyright.