Trial reportEuropean journal of cancer care2018
Peer support for physical activity adoption among breast cancer survivors: Do the helped resemble the helpers?
Trial report in European journal of cancer care, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Optimizing exercise regimens for quality of life in patients with cancer: a network meta-analysis and dose-response study.BMC cancer · 2026Pooled it
- How effective is peer-to-peer support in cancer patients and survivors? A systematic review.Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology · 2023Pooled it
- Natural patterns of social support for physical activity participation in newly matched breast cancer survivor dyads.BMC women's health · 2023Article
- Matched and moving: exploring daily social support among women partnered for exercise after a breast cancer diagnosis.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2023Article
- The Acti-Pair program helps men with prostate cancer increase physical activity with peer support: a mixed method pilot study.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- What is the volume, diversity and nature of recent, robust evidence for the use of peer support in health and social care? An evidence and gap map.Campbell systematic reviews · 2022Review
- Increasing physical activity levels following treatment for cervical cancer: an intervention mapping approach.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2022Review
- Volunteer Impact on Health-Related Outcomes for Seniors: a Systematic Review And Meta-Analysis.Canadian geriatrics journal : CGJ · 2021Article
- Connecting breast cancer survivors for exercise: protocol for a two-arm randomized controlled trial.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2021Article
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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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