Interventions to promote exercise in cancer survivors who report better levels of adherence share some common behaviour change techniques .
These involve setting programme goals , prompting practise and self-monitoring and encouraging participants to attempt to generalise behaviours learned in supervised exercise environments to other , non-supervised context s. However , expecting most sedentary survivors to achieve current guideline recommendations of at least 150 minutes per week of aerobic exercise is likely to be unrealistic .
BACKGROUND The beneficial effects of regular exercise for people living with or beyond cancer are becoming apparent .
However , how to promote exercise behaviour in sedentary cancer cohorts is not as well understood .
A large majority of people living with or recovering from cancer do not meet exercise recommendations .
Hence , review ing the evidence on how to promote and sustain exercise behaviour is important .
OBJECTIVES To assess the effects of interventions to promote exercise behaviour in sedentary people living with and beyond cancer and to address the following questions : Which interventions are most effective in improving aerobic fitness and skeletal muscle strength and endurance ?
What adverse effects are attributed to different exercise interventions ?
Which interventions are most effective in improving exercise behaviour amongst patients with different cancers ?
Which interventions are most likely to promote long-term ( 12 months or longer ) exercise behaviour ?
What frequency of contact with exercise professionals is associated with increased exercise behaviour ?
What theoretical basis is most often associated with increased exercise behaviour ?
What behaviour change techniques are most often associated with increased exercise behaviour ?
Peers promoting physical activity among breast cancer survivors: A randomized controlled trial.
OBJECTIVE Although studies have shown that physical activity ( PA ) can reduce some treatment-related side effects of breast cancer , there is a need to offer PA programs outside of research setting s to reach more cancer survivors . We partnered with the American Cancer Society 's Reach to Recovery ( RTR ) program to train their volunteers ( breast cancer survivors ) to deliver a 12-week PA intervention to other breast cancer survivors . METHOD We conducted a r and omized controlled trial to compare the PA intervention delivered by  RTR volunteers ( PA plus RTR ) with contact control ( RTR control ) .  Eighteen RTR volunteers/coaches ( Mage = 54.9 years ; Mtime since diagnosis = 7.0 years ) delivered the contact control condition or the PA intervention .  Seventy-six breast cancer survivors in New Engl and ( Mage = 55.6 years ; Mtime since diagnosis = 1.1 years ) were r and omized to 1 of the 2 groups . At baseline , 12 weeks ( postintervention ) , and at 24 weeks , participants wore an  accelerometer  for 7 days , were interviewed about their PA , and reported their motivational readiness for PA . RESULTS Adjusted , mixed-effects longitudinal regression models showed significant group differences favoring the PA plus RTR group in minutes of moderate to vigorous PA at 12 weeks ( Mdifference = 103 min/week , p < .001 ) and at 24 weeks ( Mdifference = 34.7 min/week , p = .03 ) . Results were corroborated with significant group differences in accelerometer data favoring the PA plus RTR group at both time points . CONCLUSION Peer volunteers were able to significantly increase PA among cancer survivors relative to contact control . Partnerships with existing volunteer programs can help to widen the reach of behavioral interventions among cancer survivors . ( PsycINFO Data base
Interventions to promote exercise in cancer survivors who report better levels of adherence share some common behaviour change techniques .
These involve setting programme goals , prompting practise and self-monitoring and encouraging participants to attempt to generalise behaviours learned in supervised exercise environments to other , non-supervised context s. However , expecting most sedentary survivors to achieve current guideline recommendations of at least 150 minutes per week of aerobic exercise is likely to be unrealistic .
BACKGROUND The beneficial effects of regular exercise for people living with or beyond cancer are becoming apparent .
However , how to promote exercise behaviour in sedentary cancer cohorts is not as well understood .
A large majority of people living with or recovering from cancer do not meet exercise recommendations .
Hence , review ing the evidence on how to promote and sustain exercise behaviour is important .
OBJECTIVES To assess the effects of interventions to promote exercise behaviour in sedentary people living with and beyond cancer and to address the following questions : Which interventions are most effective in improving aerobic fitness and skeletal muscle strength and endurance ?
What adverse effects are attributed to different exercise interventions ?
Which interventions are most effective in improving exercise behaviour amongst patients with different cancers ?
Which interventions are most likely to promote long-term ( 12 months or longer ) exercise behaviour ?
What frequency of contact with exercise professionals is associated with increased exercise behaviour ?
What theoretical basis is most often associated with increased exercise behaviour ?
What behaviour change techniques are most often associated with increased exercise behaviour ?