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 ?
Adherence to prescribed exercise time and intensity declines as the exercise program proceeds: findings from women under treatment for breast cancer
Purpose Adherence to prescribed exercise is a challenge for cancer patients undergoing treatment . The changing pattern of exercise adherence over time can not be fully understood by an overall measure of adherence . This study was aim ed to identify the trajectory of exercise adherence and its predictors for women with breast cancer during their chemotherapy . Methods Participants were 78 women with breast cancer assigned to the exercise arm of a r and omized control trial . Based on the weekly adherence rates in time and intensity , patients were classified as good ( > 100 % ) , acceptable ( 80–100 % ) , and poor ( < 80 % ) adherents . Data were analyzed using ordinal logistic hierarchical linear modeling . Results The trajectories for both time and intensity adherence declined significantly . The decline in  exercise-time adherence  was significantly slower in women who reported higher interest in exercise . Women with higher perceived importance of exercise , early disease stage , and employed were more likely to be classified as good intensity adherents . Poorer weekly adherence for both exercise time and intensity was associated with higher fatigue level for that week . Conclusions  Adherence to exercise adherence in breast cancer patients declined as the dose of exercise prescription increased . Factors influencing overall adherence and adherence trend were identified
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 ?