A two-arm non-randomised trial of MedEx IMPACT: a community-based, physical activity behaviour change intervention for survivors of cancer.

Autor: Cantwell M; Department of Sport and Health Sciences, Technological University of the Shannon: Midlands Midwest, University Road, Athlone, Co. Westmeath, Ireland. Mairead.Cantwell@tus.ie.; School of Health and Human Performance, Dublin City University, Dublin, Ireland. Mairead.Cantwell@tus.ie.; Irish Cancer Society, Dublin, Ireland. Mairead.Cantwell@tus.ie., Moyna N; School of Health and Human Performance, Dublin City University, Dublin, Ireland., McCaffrey N; MedEx Wellness, School of Health & Human Performance, Dublin City University; ExWell Medical, Dublin, Ireland., Skelly F; Department of Sport and Health Sciences, Technological University of the Shannon: Midlands Midwest, University Road, Athlone, Co. Westmeath, Ireland.; School of Health and Human Performance, Dublin City University, Dublin, Ireland.; MedEx Wellness, School of Health & Human Performance, Dublin City University; ExWell Medical, Dublin, Ireland., Loughney L; School of Health and Human Performance, Dublin City University, Dublin, Ireland., Woods C; Health Research Institute, Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland., Walsh D; School of Health and Human Performance, Dublin City University, Dublin, Ireland.; Department of Social Sciences, Technological University of the Shannon: Midlands Midwest, Athlone, Ireland., Dowd K; Department of Sport and Health Sciences, Technological University of the Shannon: Midlands Midwest, University Road, Athlone, Co. Westmeath, Ireland., McCarren A; School of Computing, Dublin City University, Dublin, Ireland., Kehoe B; School of Health and Human Performance, Dublin City University, Dublin, Ireland.; Department of Sport and Exercise Science, South East Technological University, Waterford, Ireland.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer [Support Care Cancer] 2024 Jan 10; Vol. 32 (2), pp. 95. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Jan 10.
DOI: 10.1007/s00520-023-08263-8
Abstrakt: Purpose: This two-arm non-randomised trial examined the short- and long-term effects of a usual care (UC) community-based exercise programme (MedEx Move On (MMO)), and UC combined with a physical activity (PA) behaviour change (BC) intervention (MedEx IMproved PA after Cancer Treatement (MedEx IMPACT)) on PA levels, cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) and quality of life (QoL) among survivors of cancer.
Methods: Cancer survivors referred to MMO were recruited (n = 191; mean age (± SD) 56 (± 10y), 73% female). Eighty-seven participants were assigned to UC, and 104 participants were assigned to the MedEx IMPACT intervention group (MI). UC and MI both received twice-weekly supervised exercise classes for 12-weeks. MI also received an independent PA programme, 4 PA information sessions and a 1:1 exercise consultation during the 12-week programme. Assessments of physical and psycho-social health, including 6-day accelerometry, the 6-min time trial and the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-General QoL questionnaire, were conducted at baseline (T1), post-intervention (T2) and 3 months following programme completion (T3).
Results: Linear mixed-model analyses of variance demonstrated significant main effects for time for both groups from T1 to T2 with increases in objectively measured daily steps (p < 0.05), CRF (p < .001) and QoL (p < .01), which were maintained for CRF (p < .001) at T3. MI participants also maintained increases achieved at T2, in steps and QoL, at T3 (p < 0.01).
Conclusion: Twelve weeks of twice-weekly supervised exercise was effective in increasing PA, CRF and QoL among survivors of cancer. MI resulted in the maintenance of all improvements achieved 3 months following programme completion.
(© 2024. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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