Psychological Benefits of a Sport-Based Program for Female Cancer Survivors: The Role of Social Connections

In the context of sports-based interventions for improving health and quality of life in chronic patients, participants could develop meaningful social relationships that affect their well-being as much as intervention activities. In this study, 80 female cancer survivors participated in a running-b...

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Autores principales:	Ilaria Durosini, Stefano Triberti, Valeria Sebri, Alice Viola Giudice, Paolo Guiddi, Gabriella Pravettoni
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Publicado:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2021
Materias:	cancer survivors (CSs) sport quality of life group cohesion cancer Psychology BF1-990
Acceso en línea:	https://doaj.org/article/52f2f5538574484fbbe5081069642626
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:52f2f5538574484fbbe50810696426262021-12-01T08:21:58ZPsychological Benefits of a Sport-Based Program for Female Cancer Survivors: The Role of Social Connections1664-107810.3389/fpsyg.2021.751077https://doaj.org/article/52f2f5538574484fbbe50810696426262021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.751077/fullhttps://doaj.org/toc/1664-1078In the context of sports-based interventions for improving health and quality of life in chronic patients, participants could develop meaningful social relationships that affect their well-being as much as intervention activities. In this study, 80 female cancer survivors participated in a running-based group intervention (2 sessions/week; 1.5 h), while 51 acted as controls. The intervention lasted approximately 5 months. Unfortunately, the length of the intervention was reduced and sport activities were altered by the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown mid-intervention, while the shared therapy sessions continued online. This possibly altered the results, as anxiety, depression, and physical aspects did not show significant differences between the experimental and control groups after the intervention. Participants reported positive comments on the experience as a whole, especially regarding the positive influence of the newly developed social connections. This was corroborated by significant correlations between group perceived cohesion and anxiety, depression, self-efficacy, and positive experience with the group psychological support. Overall, it is possible to suggest that in the program an important role was played by social connections and support, peer influence and the group experience, preserving positive experiential qualities of the intervention even if it was altered by external circumstances.Ilaria DurosiniStefano TribertiStefano TribertiValeria SebriValeria SebriAlice Viola GiudicePaolo GuiddiGabriella PravettoniGabriella PravettoniFrontiers Media S.A.articlecancer survivors (CSs)sportquality of lifegroup cohesioncancerPsychologyBF1-990ENFrontiers in Psychology, Vol 12 (2021)
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spellingShingle	cancer survivors (CSs) sport quality of life group cohesion cancer Psychology BF1-990 Ilaria Durosini Stefano Triberti Stefano Triberti Valeria Sebri Valeria Sebri Alice Viola Giudice Paolo Guiddi Gabriella Pravettoni Gabriella Pravettoni Psychological Benefits of a Sport-Based Program for Female Cancer Survivors: The Role of Social Connections
description	In the context of sports-based interventions for improving health and quality of life in chronic patients, participants could develop meaningful social relationships that affect their well-being as much as intervention activities. In this study, 80 female cancer survivors participated in a running-based group intervention (2 sessions/week; 1.5 h), while 51 acted as controls. The intervention lasted approximately 5 months. Unfortunately, the length of the intervention was reduced and sport activities were altered by the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown mid-intervention, while the shared therapy sessions continued online. This possibly altered the results, as anxiety, depression, and physical aspects did not show significant differences between the experimental and control groups after the intervention. Participants reported positive comments on the experience as a whole, especially regarding the positive influence of the newly developed social connections. This was corroborated by significant correlations between group perceived cohesion and anxiety, depression, self-efficacy, and positive experience with the group psychological support. Overall, it is possible to suggest that in the program an important role was played by social connections and support, peer influence and the group experience, preserving positive experiential qualities of the intervention even if it was altered by external circumstances.
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author	Ilaria Durosini Stefano Triberti Stefano Triberti Valeria Sebri Valeria Sebri Alice Viola Giudice Paolo Guiddi Gabriella Pravettoni Gabriella Pravettoni
author_facet	Ilaria Durosini Stefano Triberti Stefano Triberti Valeria Sebri Valeria Sebri Alice Viola Giudice Paolo Guiddi Gabriella Pravettoni Gabriella Pravettoni
author_sort	Ilaria Durosini
title	Psychological Benefits of a Sport-Based Program for Female Cancer Survivors: The Role of Social Connections
title_short	Psychological Benefits of a Sport-Based Program for Female Cancer Survivors: The Role of Social Connections
title_full	Psychological Benefits of a Sport-Based Program for Female Cancer Survivors: The Role of Social Connections
title_fullStr	Psychological Benefits of a Sport-Based Program for Female Cancer Survivors: The Role of Social Connections
title_full_unstemmed	Psychological Benefits of a Sport-Based Program for Female Cancer Survivors: The Role of Social Connections
title_sort	psychological benefits of a sport-based program for female cancer survivors: the role of social connections
publisher	Frontiers Media S.A.
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/52f2f5538574484fbbe5081069642626
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Psychological Benefits of a Sport-Based Program for Female Cancer Survivors: The Role of Social Connections

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