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Kerry S. Courneya
Researcher at University of Alberta
Publications - 638
Citations - 55786
Kerry S. Courneya is an academic researcher from University of Alberta. The author has contributed to research in topics: Breast cancer & Cancer. The author has an hindex of 112, co-authored 608 publications receiving 49504 citations. Previous affiliations of Kerry S. Courneya include American Cancer Society & Dalhousie University.
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Physical Activity and Health Outcomes Three Months After Completing a Physical Activity Behavior Change Intervention: Persistent and Delayed Effects
Laura Q. Rogers,Patricia Hopkins-Price,Sandy Vicari,Stephen Markwell,Richard Pamenter,Kerry S. Courneya,Karen Hoelzer,Catherine Naritoku,Billie Edson,Linda Jones,Gary L. Dunnington,Steven Verhulst +11 more
TL;DR: The intervention resulted in sustained improvements in physical activity, strength, central adiposity, and social well-being with lower extremity function benefits appearing 3 months after intervention completion.
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Six-Month Follow-up of Patient-Rated Outcomes in a Randomized Controlled Trial of Exercise Training during Breast Cancer Chemotherapy
Kerry S. Courneya,Roanne J. Segal,Karen A. Gelmon,Karen A. Gelmon,Robert D. Reid,John R. Mackey,John R. Mackey,Christine M. Friedenreich,Caroline Proulx,Kirstin Lane,Aliya B. Ladha,Jeff K. Vallance,Qi Liu,Yutaka Yasui,Donald C. McKenzie +14 more
TL;DR: Investigating exercise behavior and patient-rated outcomes from an exercise trial in breast cancer patients found improvements in self-esteem observed with RET during breast cancer chemotherapy were maintained at 6-month follow-up whereas reductions in anxiety not observed with AET during Breast cancer chemotherapy emerged at6-month following-up.
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Does Personality Moderate the Theory of Planned Behavior in the Exercise Domain
TL;DR: The authors investigated the moderating influence of the five-factor model of personality (FFM) on the theory of planned behavior (TPB) in the exercise domain and found that high extraversion (E) and conscientiousness (C) individuals would demonstrate significantly stronger relationships between intentions and exercise behavior than those low in E and C.
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Barriers to Supervised Exercise Training in a Randomized Controlled Trial of Breast Cancer Patients Receiving Chemotherapy
Kerry S. Courneya,Donald C. McKenzie,Robert D. Reid,John R. Mackey,John R. Mackey,Karen A. Gelmon,Christine M. Friedenreich,Aliya B. Ladha,Caroline Proulx,Kirstin Lane,Jeff K. Vallance,Roanne J. Segal +11 more
TL;DR: Barriers to supervised exercise in breast cancer patients receiving chemotherapy are varied but over half can be directly attributed to the disease and its treatments.
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Aerobic and resistance exercise improves physical fitness, bone health, and quality of life in overweight and obese breast cancer survivors: a randomized controlled trial
Christina M. Dieli-Conwright,Kerry S. Courneya,Wendy Demark-Wahnefried,Nathalie Sami,Kyuwan Lee,Frank C. Sweeney,Christina F. Stewart,Thomas A. Buchanan,Darcy V. Spicer,Debu Tripathy,Leslie Bernstein,Joanne E. Mortimer +11 more
TL;DR: A 16-week combined aerobic and resistance exercise program designed to address metabolic syndrome in ethnically-diverse overweight or obese breast cancer survivors also significantly improved quality of life and physical fitness.