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Trial reportJournal of racial and ethnic health disparities2021

A Pilot and Feasibility Mobile Health Intervention to Support Healthy Behaviors in African American Breast Cancer Survivors.

Marlyn Allicock, Darla Kendzor, Abigail Sedory, Kelley Pettee Gabriel, Michael D Swartz, Priya Thomas, Joshua S Yudkin, Aeisha Rivers

Abstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 26 papers, 7 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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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

26 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Marlyn AllicockSchool of Public Health, University of Texas Health Sciences Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA. Marlyn.A.Allicock@uth.tmc.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2114-6768
Darla KendzorThe University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK, USA.
Abigail SedorySchool of Public Health, University of Texas Health Sciences Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA.
Kelley Pettee GabrielSchool of Public Health, University of Texas Health Sciences Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA.
Michael D SwartzSchool of Public Health, University of Texas Health Sciences Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA.
Priya ThomasSchool of Public Health, University of Texas Health Sciences Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA.
Joshua S YudkinSchool of Public Health, University of Texas Health Sciences Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA.
Aeisha RiversMemorial Breast Cancer Center, Memorial Regional Hospital, Memorial Hospital West, Hollywood, FL, USA.

Funding

Training Program in Biostatistics at UTHSCH-SPHT32GM074902 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HLTH SCI CTR HOUSTON · PI DESANTIS, STACIA · 2006 to 2018
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NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM074902
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

African American breast cancer (AA BC) survivors are more likely to have cancer-related comorbidities compared with other women, ultimately putting them at higher risk for overall mortality and breast cancer-specific mortality. Survivorship care guidelines emphasize the importance of attention to obesity, weight management, and physical activity. Mobile technologies have been effective for improving health behaviors among cancer survivors, though few studies have focused on AA BC survivors. Creating Healthy Actions through Technology (CHAT) was a 4-week pilot intervention that employed an ecological momentary assessment (EMA) to improve survivors' physical activity and diet behaviors. We evaluated the acceptability, feasibility, and impact of a mHealth intervention for AA BC survivors. Participants (N = 22) were randomized to intervention (n = 13) or control (n = 9). All participants completed daily EMAs via smartphone for 4 weeks and wore accelerometers for seven consecutive days at baseline, 4, and 8 weeks. Intervention participants additionally received tailored health messages. Diet was measured using a self-reported questionnaire and physical activity with accelerometers. Participant engagement was high. Of 84 EMA assessments, the average response was 63 (SD 16.1). Participant accelerometer wear was at least 6 of the 7 days (SD 1.7) for each assessment. Eighty-five percent of participants reported the intervention helped change behaviors. Intervention participants reduced their sedentary time by 4.37 (SD = 7.14) hours/day versus controls (p = .05), reduced fast food intake by 1.5 servings (p = 0.008), and increased vigorous activity by 0.56 (SD = 28.10) minutes, which was non-significant (p = 0.959). Findings show feasibility and acceptability and potential of the intervention to positively impact physical activity among AA BC survivors.

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TelemedicineAdultBlack or African AmericanBreast NeoplasmsCancer SurvivorsFeasibility StudiesFemaleHealth BehaviorHumansMiddle AgedPilot ProjectsSurveys and QuestionnairesBreast cancer survivorsEcological momentary assessmentPhysical activityWeight control

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PMID32385847

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