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 ?
Patient satisfaction with participation in a randomized exercise trial: Effects of randomization and a usual care posttrial exercise program
Background Participation in an exercise trial is a major commitment for cancer survivors , but few exercise trials have evaluated patient satisfaction with trial participation . Purpose To examine patient satisfaction with participation in the Healthy Exercise for Lymphoma Patients ( HELP ) Trial and to explore possible determinants . Methods The HELP Trial r and omized 122 lymphoma patients to 12 weeks of supervised aerobic exercise training ( AET ; n = 60 ) or to usual care ( UC ; n = 62 ) , with the option of participating in a 4-week posttrial exercise program . At the 6-month follow-up assessment , participants evaluated their overall trial satisfaction . Results Personal satisfaction with trial participation was strongly influenced by group assignment with participants r and omized to AET reporting participation to be more rewarding ( p < 0.001 ) and personally useful ( p < 0.001 ) than participants r and omized to UC . UC participants who completed the optional 4-week posttrial exercise program reported participation to be more rewarding ( p = 0.008 ) and personally useful ( p < 0.001 ) than UC participants who declined the program . Limitations The study is limited by the lack of a vali date d measure of participant satisfaction , and the fact that the offer of participation in the posttrial exercise program to the UC group was not r and omized . Conclusions Lymphoma patients r and omized to UC viewed it as less rewarding and personally useful despite being offered a 4-week posttrial exercise program . UC participants who completed the 4-week program reported personal satisfaction levels similar to the AET group ; however , the causal direction of this association is unknown . Research ers should continue to evaluate participant satisfaction in exercise trials
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 ?