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 ?
Exercise program improves therapy-related side-effects and quality of life in lymphoma patients undergoing therapy.
BACKGROUND Lymphoma patients undergoing therapy must cope with the side-effects of the disease itself , therapy and associated immobility . Peripheral neuropathy ( PNP ) , loss of balance control and weakness not only diminishes patients ' quality of life ( QOL ) , it can also affect planning and the dosage of therapy . Exercise may enable patients to reverse these declines , improving their performance level and QOL . PATIENTS AND METHODS We carried out a r and omized , controlled trial , assigning 61 lymphoma patients either to a  control group ( CG ; N=31 ) or to a 36-week intervention ( IG ; N=30 ) , consisting of sensorimotor- , endurance- and strength training twice a week . Primary end point was QOL ; secondary end points included movement coordination , endurance , strength and therapy-induced side-effects . RESULTS Intergroup comparison revealed improved QOL- ( ΔT1-T0 ; P=0.03 ) and PNP-related deep sensitivity in the IG : 87.5 % were able to reduce the symptom , compared with 0 % in the CG ( P<0.001 ) . Significant differences in the change of balance control could be found between the groups , with the IG improving while the CG steadily declined ( monopedal static ΔT3-T0 ; P=0.03 ; dynamic ΔT3-T0 ; P=0.007 ; perturbed mono-ΔT3-T0 ; P=0.009 and bipedal ΔT3-T0 ; P=0.006 ) , failed attempts ( monopedal static ΔT3-T0 ; P=0.02 , dynamic ΔT3-T0 ; P<0.001 and perturbed ΔT3-T0 ; P=0.006 ) and improved time to regain balance ( ΔT3-T0 ; P=0.04 ) . Moreover , the change in the aerobic performance level ( ΔT3-T0 ; P=0.05 ) and additional amount of exercise carried out per week [ metabolic equivalent ( MET ) ; P=0.02 ] differed significantly across groups . CONCLUSIONS Exercise , especially sensorimotor training , is a feasible and promising method to support cancer patients during therapy . It improves patients QOL , reduces restrictions from side-effects such as PNP and improves patients ' balance control , physical performance level and mobility . GERMAN CLINICAL TRIALS REGISTER NUMBER DRKS00003894
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 ?