ArticleBMJ open sport & exercise medicine2018
Feasibility and effects of a home-based intervention using activity trackers on achievement of individual goals, quality of life and motor performance in patients with paediatric cancer.
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- Nutrition and physical activity interventions delivered to children and young people during cancer treatment: a systematic literature review.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026Pooled it
- The Use of Wearable Devices in Oncology Patients: A Systematic Review.The oncologist · 2024Pooled it
- Physical and functional performance assessment in pediatric oncology: a systematic review.Pediatric research · 2022Pooled it
- The Acceptability, Feasibility, and Effectiveness of Wearable Activity Trackers for Increasing Physical Activity in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Pooled it
- mHealth Interventions to Address Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior in Cancer Survivors: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Pooled it
- IMplementation of Physical Activity for Children and adolescents on Treatment (IMPACT) for Cancer Diagnoses in Alberta: Protocol for a Single-Arm, Mixed-Methods, Hybrid Effectiveness-Implementation Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2025Article
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- Scoping review of the utilization of wearable devices in pediatric and young adult oncology.NPJ digital medicine · 2025Article
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- Integrative Neuromuscular Training in Adolescents and Children Treated for Cancer (INTERACT): Study Protocol for a Multicenter, Two-Arm Parallel-Group Randomized Controlled Superiority Trial.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2022Article
- Promoting positive physical activity behaviors for children and adolescents undergoing acute cancer treatment: Development of the CanMOVE intervention using the Behavior Change Wheel.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2022Article
- The international Pediatric Oncology Exercise Guidelines (iPOEG).Translational behavioral medicine · 2021Article
- Development and pilot evaluation of a mobile app on parent-child exercises to improve physical activity and psychosocial outcomes of Hong Kong Chinese children.BMC public health · 2020Article
- Day-to-Day Decision Making by Adolescents and Young Adults with Cancer.Journal of pediatric hematology/oncology nursingArticle
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Abstract
objectivesSupervised exercise interventions during inpatient care are feasible. The objective was to evaluate the usability of activity trackers and centralised monitoring to conduct a home-based exercise intervention during cancer treatment. The primary endpoint and confirmatory analysis was achievement of individual goals for daily steps, compared (A) in the intervention group (IG) over time and (B) between the IG and control group (CG). Secondary endpoints included achievement of goals for active minutes and effects on motor performance and health-related quality of life (hrQoL).
methodsForty patients treated for paediatric cancer (14.7±3.9 years) were included. The IG received a 6-8 week intervention during acute treatment (T1) and a 2-week intervention in transition to aftercare (T2). The CG only received the intervention at T2. Baseline tests to assess motor performance and physical activity were conducted prior to every intervention.
resultsIn the primary confirmatory analysis, the IG significantly improved achievement of individual step goals (p=0.04) whereas group analyses did not reveal significant differences. Achievement of active minutes remained low (p=0.23). IG scored higher in hrQoL than CG (p<0.01) and percentage of children scoring below normative value in strength tests was higher in CG. Of all participants, 94% rated the intervention as meaningful and 80% as motivational.
conclusionsResults of this study indicate that this intervention for home stays with centralised supervision is feasible and leads to increased achievement of individual step goals. Despite the positive effects on hrQoL, further strategies are needed to increase positive effects on motor performance.
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