Exercise for Oncology Care Professionals

The Cost of Caring: Examining the Role of Exercise in Mitigating Oncology Care Provider Burnout (C4C+)

The goal of this preference-based pilot study will be to assess the feasibility and acceptability, and impact of a 12-week exercise intervention on oncology care provider burnout. Participants self-select to participate into one of two exercise groups. Group assignment will be based on participant preference.

Group 1: Supervised circuit-based resistance exercise

Group 2: Nature-based walking

Inclusion Criteria:

• 18 years of age or older;
• Able to speak/write in English;
• Must be providing formal care to cancer patients in a clinical setting within the Halifax Municipality;
• Actively practicing within the Nova Scotia Cancer Care Program; and
• Able and willing to engage in low-to-moderate intensity physical activity.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Exceeding Canadian physical activity guidelines of 150-minutes of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity per week; and
• Any health condition that would preclude safe participation in a new exercise program.