Table 2.
Perceived barriers to heavy lifting strength training in the LIFTING trial
| Barriers (n=9) | Mean (SD) | Not at all: 1–2 n (%) |
Somewhat: 3–5 n (%) |
Very much: 6–7 n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Having head and neck cancer | 1.7 (1.4) | 6 (66.6%) | 3 (33.3%) | |
| Fear of cancer recurrence | 0.2 (0.4) | 9 (100%) | ||
| Shoulder/neck pain | 1.3 (1.4) | 7 (77.7%) | 2 (22.2%) | |
| Muscle/joint injury | 1.1 (1.1) | 8 (88.8%) | 1 (11.1%) | |
| Bad weather | 0.2 (0.4) | 9 (100%) | ||
| Medical appointments | 0.3 (1.0) | 9 (100%) | ||
| Feeling tired/fatigued | 0.6 (1.0) | 8 (88.8%) | 1 (11.1%) | |
| Lack of motivation | 0.1 (0.3) | 9 (100%) | ||
| Too busy/lack of time | 0.1 (0.3) | 9 (100%) | ||
| Muscle/joint pain or soreness | 0.7 (0.9) | 9 (100%) | ||
| Feeling sick/unwell | 0.1 (0.3) | 9 (100%) | ||
| Travelling to facility | 0.3 (1.0) | 9 (100%) | ||
| Exercise program was too hard | 0.3 (1.0) | 9 (100%) |
Evaluations for all questions were on a 7-point scale (1–2 = not at all, 3–5 = somewhat/a fair bit, 6–7 = very much)