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ArticleAnnals of reviews and research2020

Narrative Review of Web-based Healthy Lifestyle Interventions for Cancer Survivors.

Victoria Williams, Nashira Brown, Alahni Becks, Dori Pekmezi, Wendy Demark-Wahnefried

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Article in Annals of reviews and research, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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11citing papers in PubMed
2.2field-weighted citation impact, top 10% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed, 17 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Living together-does it help or hinder the pursuit of a healthful diet, physical activity, and weight loss among cancer survivors and their chosen partners?Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2024
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  3. Online-delivered resistance exercise intervention among racially diverse breast cancer survivors: Feasibility, acceptability, and exploratory outcomes of B-REP.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2024
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  4. Implementation and evaluation of an integrated ayurveda-yoga education program for lifestyle modifications among people with cancer.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026
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  6. Evaluation of a community-based remotely delivered exercise program (2Unstoppable Strong) for women diagnosed with cancer.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Victoria WilliamsDepartment of Health Behavior, University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), Birmingham, Alabama, USA.
Nashira BrownDepartment of Health Behavior, University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), Birmingham, Alabama, USA.
Alahni BecksTuskegee University, Tuskegee, Alabama, USA.
Dori PekmeziDepartment of Health Behavior, University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), Birmingham, Alabama, USA.
Wendy Demark-WahnefriedDepartment of Nutritional Sciences, UAB, Birmingham, Alabama, USA.
University of Alabama at Birmingham · US

Funding

Why is the prevalence of obesity so high in U.S. Southern States? Regional predictors of BMI and obesity treatment response.P30DK056336 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM · PI BARBARA A GOWER · 2000 to 2026
$31.9M
Recruitment and Biostatistics (R & B) SRC Core Co-Leads: Pisu and OsterP01CA229997 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM · PI Wendy Demark-Wahnefried, LAURA Q ROGERS · 2018 to 2026
$17.1M
UAB Cancer Prevention and Control Training Program (T32)T32CA047888 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM · PI Ritu Aneja, Ellen Mary Lavoie Smith · 2018 to 2026
$3.2M
NCI NIH HHS P01 CA229997NCI NIH HHS T32 CA047888NIDDK NIH HHS P30 DK056336
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This narrative review of web-delivered weight management, diet quality, and physical activity interventions for cancer survivors relies on a systematic search of PubMed, Psych Info, and EBSCOhost which identified 19 unique web-delivered lifestyle interventions for cancer survivors. The sample sizes for these studies ranged from 11-492. Intervention duration ranged from 1-12 months; however, most interventions were 6-12 weeks in length. Ten studies were randomized controlled trials (RCTs), two were two-arm quasi RCTs, and seven employed a single-arm pre/post-test design. Many (N= 15) of the interventions were well-grounded in behavioral theory, which may have led to favorable behavior change. Most studies (15-of-19) targeted and reported increases in physical activity, while only a few targeted and reported improvements in diet quality (36.9% and 15.8%, respectively) and weight management (26.3% and 10.5%, respectively). A notable limitation was that most studies were conducted among populations that were primarily White and female. Future directions for Internet-based lifestyle interventions for cancer survivors include increasing: (a) focus on multiple behavior change, (b) representation of male and minority populations to improve generalizability of findings, (c) extended intervention duration and follow-up to evaluate long-term efficacy of web-based lifestyle interventions, and (d) sample size to allow for adequate statistical power.

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Cancer survivorsLifestyle interventionNutritionPhysical activityWeb-based

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