An Acceptance Based Lifestyle Intervention in Black Breast Cancer Survivors with Obesity
| Autor: | Kimberly Kiplagat, Francesse Antoine, Meghan L. Butryn, Kathryn M. Godfrey, Erica Phillips, Evelyn Taiwo, Rosio Ramos, Victoria Forte, Musarrat Nahid |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Epidemiology Breast Neoplasms Breast cancer Cancer Survivors Weight loss Internal medicine Intervention (counseling) Lifestyle intervention Weight Loss medicine Humans Obesity Survivors Life Style Process Measures business.industry Public health Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Cancer medicine.disease Quality of Life Female medicine.symptom business |
| Zdroj: | Journal of immigrant and minority health. 24(3) |
| ISSN: | 1557-1920 |
| Popis: | To assess the feasibility and early efficacy of a combined lifestyle and acceptance-based therapy (ABT) intervention on weight loss at 16 weeks among Black breast cancer (BC) survivors with obesity. Thirty black breast cancer survivors with a BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 at least 6 months post-treatment were enrolled. Outcomes included feasibility process measures, physical well-being assessed using the subscale of QOL-Breast Cancer (QOL-BC), physical activity assessed by Global Physical Activity Questionnaire (GPAQ), and weight. Fisher’s Exact/Chi-Squared tests and Wilcoxon rank-sum tests were used to explore differences between responders and non-responders, as well as within-group changes during the intervention. Within the first 4 weeks, responders (participants who lost any weight) lost a median of 2.6 lbs. compared to non-responders (no weight loss) who gained a median of 2.6 lbs. At 16 weeks, participants reported greater physical well-being (p |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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