Little is known about the relationship between motivational readiness for physical activity
and quality of life (QOL) in long-term lung cancer survivors. Long-term survivors are
considered those who are living 5 years or more following a cancer diagnosis. This project
examined the relationship between a self-report measure of motivational readiness for
physical activity and QOL in a sample of 272 long-term lung cancer survivors. Participants
(54% male, average age 70 years old) completed the mailed survey an average of 6 years …

Background Health literacy, defined as the knowledge, motivation, and competences to use
health information to improve health and well-being, is associated with regular physical
activity. However, there is limited evidence on whether health literacy is also related to the
motivational readiness for physical activity in a general population. The aim of this study was
to investigate whether motivational readiness for leisure-time physical activity is associated
with health literacy. Methods Analyses were based on data of 21,895 adults from the cross …