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ArticleJournal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education2021

The Evaluation of a Health-Based Education and Behavioral Change Retreat on Quality of Life, Physical Activity and Psychosocial Health in Adult Cancer Survivors: An Exploratory Analysis.

Iris Lesser, Julie-Anne Fritz, Lisa Belanger

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Article in Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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2citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.3field-weighted citation impact, top 44% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Community-based interventions designed to optimize health behaviors among cancer survivors: an integrative systematic review.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2022
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Iris LesserDepartment of Kinesiology, University of the Fraser Valley, 45190 Caen Avenue, Chilliwack, BC, V2R 0N3, Canada. Iris.lesser@ufv.ca.ORCID 0000-0002-7933-9378
Julie-Anne FritzDepartment of Science, Mount Royal University, Calgary, AB, Canada.
Lisa BelangerHaskayne School of Business, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Mount Royal University · CAUniversity of Calgary · CAUniversity of the Fraser Valley · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Knights Cabin Cancer retreats may represent an ideal opportunity and environment to fill the gap in health education and behavioral change. It is unknown, however, whether the program improves quality of life, physical activity, and psychosocial health. Cancer survivors who enrolled in a retreat completed online questionnaires prior to and 3 months post to assess health-related quality of life, physical activity, and psychosocial variables; perceived stress, depression, and self-esteem. Paired t tests were utilized to compare changes pre and 3 months post the retreat. The majority of the 51 cancer survivors were female with a mean age of 53. The mental component summary of health-related quality of life (p < 0.016) and physical activity score (p = 0.048) was significantly improved at follow-up, while the physical component summary of health-related quality of life was not (p = 0.139). In addition, participants showed an improvement in psychosocial variables of self-esteem (p = 0.016) and depression (p = 0.016) after 3 months but did not show a significant improvement in perceived stress (p = 0.054). Improvements were seen following a Knights Cabin Cancer retreat in mental health-related quality of life and physical activity as well as some psychosocial variables. Further research is needed to evaluate the individual program components and the sustainability of the program in the community.

Indexed as

Cancer SurvivorsNeoplasmsAdultExerciseFemaleHealth EducationHumansMaleQuality of LifeSurveys and QuestionnairesCancerCancer survivorshipHealth behaviorOncologyPhysical activityQuality of lifeRetreatSocial support

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PMID32020519
PMCPMC7222053
OpenAlexW3005167330

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