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Table 4 Persona-Tailored Weight Management Recommendations

From: Weight management personas of breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy in China: a multi-method study

Personas

Recommendations

Persona A-The positive weight controller

-provide professional counseling services

-develop personalized weight management plans with patients according to their habits and preferences

-evaluate the effect of weight management

Persona B-The patient who were inactive due to fatigue

-explain the positive effect of exercise on fatigue symptoms

-encourage and instruct patients to choose appropriate exercise according to their health conditions

-for patients with serious fatigue and poor physical strength, the intensity of exercise should be reduced according to need, step by step, and the amount and intensity of exercise should then be gradually increased

Persona C-Th young patient who avoided communication

-priority should be given to solving psychological problems, changing negative coping styles, and transforming emotional coping styles from problematic coping style

-young breast cancer fellowship platforms should be built to share anticancer experiences and provide support to each other

Persona D- The overweight patient with treatment priority

- teach patients about the importance of weight management during the chemotherapy period

-chemotherapy-related symptom management should be carried out to control the impact of adverse chemotherapy reactions in treatment and daily life

-encourage patients to gradually engage in physical activity, follow a healthy diet and maintain a healthy BMI during chemotherapy

Persona E- The patient who engaged in irregular exercise

-choose favorite exercise and create an exercise plan with patients

-urge patients to exercise regularly every day