Peer support for physical activity adoption among breast cancer survivors: Do the helped resemble the helpers?
Eur J Cancer Care (Engl)
; 27(3): e12849, 2018 May.
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ABSTRACT
Interventions offering peer mentoring programmes promoting moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) have shown improvements in MVPA and well-being from baseline; however, research is limited. The purpose of this study was to compare the physical activity (PA) levels and psychosocial well-being of coaches and participants at baseline and following a 12-week intervention. Breast cancer survivors (<5 years) were recruited and randomised into either exercise (Reach-to-Recovery (RTR) + PA) or control (RTR Control). Participants in both groups were individually assigned one of the 18 available coaches who delivered either the MVPA intervention or the control condition via telephone. PA (7-Day PA Recall), psychosocial well-being, fatigue and mood were assessed at baseline and intervention completion. Seventy-six breast cancer survivors (average age = 55.62 (±9.55)) were randomised. At baseline, all participants showed significantly lower MVPA (p = .001) and well-being (p < .05) as compared to coaches. However, post-intervention showed significant improvement in PA and well-being in RTR + PA, so that they were no longer significantly different from the coaches. Post-intervention, MVPA (p < .01), quality of life (p < .05) and fatigue (p < .05) remained significantly lower in RTR Controls compared to coaches. Future interventions should consider the behavioural patterns not only of the participants, but also of those who deliver the interventions.
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01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Grupo Paritario
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Apoyo Social
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Neoplasias de la Mama
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Ejercicio Físico
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Tutoría
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Supervivientes de Cáncer
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Promoción de la Salud
Tipo de estudio:
Clinical_trials
Límite:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Eur J Cancer Care (Engl)
Asunto de la revista:
ENFERMAGEM
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NEOPLASIAS
Año:
2018
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos