AUTHOR=Sebri Valeria , Savioni Lucrezia , Triberti Stefano , Durosini Ilaria , Mazzocco Ketti , Pravettoni Gabriella 

TITLE=Do You Transfer Your Skills? From Sports to Health Management in Cancer Patients

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Psychology

VOLUME=Volume 11 - 2020

YEAR=2020

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.00546

DOI=10.3389/fpsyg.2020.00546

ISSN=1664-1078

ABSTRACT=Skill transfer is a process in which cognitive and behavioral abilities are applied in another context different from the one in which they were originally learned. Literature demonstrated that this transferability is possible; studies highlight the application of skills from sport to other life-domains (e.g. school, work, health management) with the aim to improve individual characteristics and reach personal goals. Some factors such as positive communication, adequate context, a person-centered perspective and specific strategies are necessary. The objective of the present contribution is to explore the connection between sport and health management skills to enhance the coach/athlete relationship as well as the patient/physician one.  Useful strategies of skills transfer from sport to cancer management are shown.