ArticlePilot and feasibility studies2018
Physical activity referral to cardiac rehabilitation, leisure centre or telephone-delivered consultations in post-surgical people with breast cancer: a mixed methods process evaluation.
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- Prescribing pre- and post-operative physical activity interventions for people undergoing breast cancer surgery: A qualitative systematic review.Cancer medicine · 2024Pooled it
- The 24-Hour Movement Paradigm: An integrated approach to the measurement and promotion of daily activity in cancer clinical trials.Contemporary clinical trials communications · 2023Article
- Implementation barriers to integrating exercise as medicine in oncology: an ecological scoping review.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2022Article
- Research Quality and Impact of Cardiac Rehabilitation in Cancer Survivors: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.JACC. CardioOncology · 2022Article
- Evaluating implementation and pragmatism of cancer-specific exercise programs: a scoping review.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2022Article
- Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs for Cancer Survivors: A Scoping Review.Current epidemiology reports · 2020Article
- A physical activity intervention to improve the quality of life of patients with a stoma: a feasibility study.Pilot and feasibility studies · 2020Article
- A physical activity intervention to improve the quality of life of patients with a stoma: a feasibility study protocol.Pilot and feasibility studies · 2019Article
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Abstract
backgroundPhysical activity (PA) programmes effective under 'research' conditions may not be effective under 'real-world' conditions. A potential solution is to refer patients to existing PA community-based PA services.
methodsA process evaluation of referral of post-surgical patients with early-stage breast cancer to cardiac rehabilitation exercise classes, leisure centre with 3-month free leisure centre membership or telephone-delivered PA consultations for 12 weeks. Quantitative data were collected about PA programme uptake and reach, patient engagement with the PA programme, delivery and fidelity and PA dose. Qualitative data were collected about patient experiences of taking part in the PA programmes. Audio-recorded qualitative interviews of participants about the programmes were analysed thematically. Quantitative data were reported descriptively using means and SD.
resultsIn Phase I, 30% (
conclusionsThe current community-based PA intervention is not yet suitable for a definitive effectiveness randomised controlled trial. Further work is needed to optimise PR programme reach, PA dose and intervention fidelity.
trial registrationISRCTN11183372.
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