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 ?
A pilot investigation of a multidisciplinary quality of life intervention for men with biochemical recurrence of prostate cancer.
OBJECTIVE This pilot project evaluated the acceptability and estimated the effect size of a tailored multidisciplinary quality of life ( MQOL ) intervention for men who have biochemical recurrence of prostate cancer . METHODS Participants included 57 men with localized prostate cancer with biochemical recurrence ( Median=76 years ; 89 % White ) . Participants were r and omized to wait list control  which offered the intervention upon conclusion of the study ( n=27 ) or to an eight-session group-based , MQOL ( n=30 ) intervention . Assessment s were completed at baseline , end of treatment , and 6 months post-treatment . RESULTS MQOL was acceptable as indicated by favorable participant retention ( 100 % retained ) , treatment compliance ( 97 % attended > 6 treatment sessions ) , and high ratings of helpfulness ( 80 % rated helpfulness > 4 on 5-point scale ) . MQOL had a favorable impact on the mental health composite score of the Short Form-36 at the end of treatment but not at 6 months ( effect size=0.52 and -0.04 ) ; health-related QOL as measured by the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Prostate at the end of treatment and 6 months ( effect size=0.14 and 0.10 ) ; and prostate cancer specific anxiety as measured by the Memorial Anxiety Scale for Prostate Cancer at the end of treatment and 6 months ( effect size=0.45 and 0.23 ) . CONCLUSIONS This pilot project provides preliminary data supporting the premise that a tailored behaviorally based MQOL intervention for men with biochemical recurrence of prostate cancer is acceptable to men and might reduce prostate cancer specific anxiety and enhance QOL . Further research examining the efficacy of this intervention in a larger r and omized trial is warranted
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 ?