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 ?
The effects of a six-week supervised multimodal exercise intervention during chemotherapy on cancer-related fatigue.
PURPOSE Cancer related fatigue ( CRF ) is a common problem for cancer patients across diagnoses during chemotherapy  and is associated with physical inactivity , lower functional level and lack of energy . Few RCT exercise intervention studies have included cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy . The objective of this study is to evaluate whether a six-week supervised multimodal exercise intervention , adjunct to chemotherapy and st and ard care , can reduce the patient 's CRF level . METHODS Data is based on analyses of a prospect i ve r and omised controlled trial ' The Body & Cancer Trial ' . 213 cancer patients with different diagnoses were r and omised into an intervention group or wait-list control group . The primary outcome , Fatigue score ( CRF ) , was evaluated by the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Anaemia Question naire ( FACT-An- ) ( FACT-G score & FACT-An Anemia subscale ) . INTERVENTION Supervised exercise , comprising high-intensity cardiovascular and heavy resistance training , relaxation- and body awareness training and massage , 9 h weekly for 6 weeks . RESULTS CRF was significantly reduced in the intervention group , corresponding to a Fatigue score reduction of 3.04 ( effect size of 0.44 , 95 % CI 0.17 - 0.72 ) ( P = .002 ) , the FACT-An score by 5.40 ( P = .015 ) , the FACT-An Toi score by 5.22 ( P = .009 ) and the Anaemia-ANS by 3.76 ( P = .002 ) . There was no statistically significant effect on the General Quality of Life score ( FACT-G ) or on any of the individual wellbeing scores ; Physical ( P = .13 ) , Emotional ( P = .87 ) , Social ( P = .83 ) and Functional ( P = .26 ) . CONCLUSION In summary , this six-week supervised multimodal exercise intervention can lead to significant reduction in self-reported CRF in cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy
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 ?