ArticleLGBT health2016
A Dyadic Exercise Intervention to Reduce Psychological Distress Among Lesbian, Gay, and Heterosexual Cancer Survivors.
Article in LGBT health, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03649737 (Pilot Study of a Progressive Exercise Program Among Lung Cancer Patient-Partner Dyads), which is not on this map. Cited by 27 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Pilot Study of a Progressive Exercise Program Among Lung Cancer Patient-Partner Dyads
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27 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- The Challenges of Enrollment and Retention: A Systematic Review of Psychosocial Behavioral Interventions for Patients With Cancer and Their Family Caregivers.Journal of pain and symptom management · 2021Pooled it
- Health outcomes of sexual and gender minorities after cancer: a systematic review.Systematic reviews · 2021Pooled it
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- Gait Changes After a Mobile Health Exercise Intervention in Older Adults With Myeloid Neoplasms: Single-Arm Pilot Trial.JMIR cancer · 2026Trial
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- Recruiting an underserved, difficult to reach population into a cancer trial: Strategies from theClinical trials (London, England) · 2022Trial
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- The effects of high-dose calcitriol and individualized exercise on bone metabolism in breast cancer survivors on hormonal therapy: a phase II feasibility trial.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2018Trial
- Identity among adolescent and young adult cancer survivors: an exploratory qualitative study.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026Article
- Patient-reported quality-of-life outcomes in immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy: addressing gaps, capturing patient experience, and advancing the field.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026Review
- Mode of Patient Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Disclosure and Receipt of Tailored Cancer Resources.JAMA network open · 2025Article
- Dyadic Interventions for LGBTQ+ Individuals Facing Cancer: A Narrative Review.Current treatment options in oncology · 2025Review
- State LGBTQ policy environments and the cancer burden in sexual and gender minoritized communities in the United States.Cancer medicine · 2024Article
- Sexual and Gender Minority Invisibility in Cancer Studies: A Call for Effective Recruitment Methods to Address Cancer Disparities.Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology · 2023Article
- Skin Cancer Behavioral Risk Factors and Screening Among U.S. Adults in Same-Sex Relationships: A Population-Based Study from 2000 to 2015.LGBT health · 2023Article
- Beliefs and interests in physical activity programs of cancer survivors and their romantic partners.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2023Article
- LGBTQI cancer patients' quality of life and distress: A comparison by gender, sexuality, age, cancer type and geographical remoteness.Frontiers in oncology · 2022Article
- A pilot feasibility study of Exercising Together© during radiation therapy for prostate cancer: a dyadic approach for patients and spouses.Pilot and feasibility studies · 2021Article
- The Dyadic Cancer Outcomes Framework: A general framework of the effects of cancer on patients and informal caregivers.Social science & medicine (1982) · 2021Review
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purposeStudies have found disparities in psychological distress between lesbian and gay cancer survivors and their heterosexual counterparts. Exercise and partner support are shown to reduce distress. However, exercise interventions haven't been delivered to lesbian and gay survivors with support by caregivers included.
methodsIn this pilot randomized controlled trial (RCT), ten lesbian and gay and twelve heterosexual survivors and their caregivers were randomized as dyads to: Arm 1, a survivor-only, 6-week, home-based, aerobic and resistance training program (EXCAP
resultsTwenty of the twenty-two recruited survivors were retained post-intervention. At baseline, lesbian and gay survivors reported significantly higher depressive symptoms (P = .03) and fewer average steps walked (P = .01) than heterosexual survivors. Post-intervention, these disparities were reduced and we detected no significant differences between lesbian/gay and heterosexual survivors. Participation in dyadic exercise resulted in a significantly greater reduction in depressive symptoms than participation in survivor-only exercise for all survivors (P = .03). No statistically significant differences emerged when looking across arm (survivor-only vs. dyadic) by subgroup (lesbian/gay vs. heterosexual).
conclusionExercise may be efficacious in ameliorating disparities in psychological distress among lesbian and gay cancer survivors, and dyadic exercise may be efficacious for survivors of diverse sexual orientations. Larger trials are needed to replicate these findings.
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