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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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Interest and preferences for exercise counselling and programming among Norwegian cancer survivors.
Gunhild Maria Gjerset,Sophie D. Fosså,Kerry S. Courneya,Eva Skovlund,A.B. Jacobsen,Lene Thorsen +5 more
TL;DR: Most cancer survivors were interested in an exercise programme, walking as activity, at moderate intensity and they wanted to start immediately after treatment, andLogistic regression analyses indicated that the interest in exercise counselling in men was associated with younger age, presence of comorbidity and having received chemotherapy.
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How do different delivery schedules of tailored web-based physical activity advice for breast cancer survivors influence intervention use and efficacy?
Camille E. Short,Camille E. Short,Amanda L. Rebar,Erica L. James,Mitch J. Duncan,Kerry S. Courneya,Ronald C. Plotnikoff,Rik Crutzen,Corneel Vandelanotte +8 more
TL;DR: Preliminary evidence that web-based computer-tailored interventions can be used to increase physical activity among breast cancer survivors is provided, with the most favourable outcomes observed in the monthly delivery group.
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Identifying Belief-Based Targets for the Promotion of Leisure-Time Walking
TL;DR: This study elicits salient beliefs about walking and evaluates beliefs that may be most important for walking-promotion campaigns and finds only beliefs about feeling good, appearance, stress relief, and time are significant.
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Better exercise adherence after treatment for cancer (BEAT Cancer) study: Rationale, design, and methods
Laura Q. Rogers,Edward McAuley,Philip M. Anton,Kerry S. Courneya,Sandra Vicari,Patricia Hopkins-Price,Steven Verhulst,Robert Mocharnuk,Karen Hoelzer +8 more
TL;DR: The rationale, design, and methods for a two-site, randomized controlled trial comparing the effects of the BEAT Cancer physical activity behavior change intervention to usual care on short and longer term physical activity adherence among breast cancer survivors are reported.
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Predictors of Adherence to Supervised and Unsupervised Exercise in the Alberta Physical Activity and Breast Cancer Prevention Trial
Kerry S. Courneya,Kristina H. Karvinen,Margaret L. McNeely,Kristin L. Campbell,Sony Brar,Christy G. Woolcott,Anne McTiernan,Rachel Ballard-Barbash,Christine M. Friedenreich +8 more
TL;DR: Predictors of adherence may differ for supervised and unsupervised exercise, moreover, predicting adherence to supervised exercise may be particularly difficult in well-controlled efficacy trials.