A randomized controlled trial of Promoting Physical Activity in Regional and Remote Cancer Survivors (PPARCS).
Behavior change
Exercise
Health disparities
Oncology
Wearable technology
Journal
Journal of sport and health science
ISSN: 2213-2961
Titre abrégé: J Sport Health Sci
Pays: China
ID NLM: 101606001
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
03 Feb 2023
03 Feb 2023
Historique:
received:
20
09
2022
revised:
09
11
2022
accepted:
13
12
2022
pubmed:
4
2
2023
medline:
4
2
2023
entrez:
3
2
2023
Statut:
aheadofprint
Résumé
Physical activity (PA) is important for cancer survivors. Trials of remotely delivered interventions are needed to assist in reaching under-served non-metropolitan cancer survivors. The objective of this study was to ascertain whether wearable technology, coupled with health coaching was effective in increasing PA in breast and colorectal cancer survivors living in regional and remote areas in Australia. Cancer survivors from 5 states were randomized to intervention and control arms. Intervention participants were given a Fitbit Charge 2 Eighty-seven participants were recruited (age = 63 ± 11 years; 74 (85%) female). There was a significant net improvement in MVPA of 49.8 min/week, favoring the intervention group (95% confidence interval (95%CI): 13.6-86.1, p = 0.007). There was also a net increase in MVPA bouts of 39.5 min/week (95%CI: 11.9-67.1, p = 0.005), favoring the intervention group. Both groups improved light PA and sedentary behavior, but there were no between-group differences. This is the first study to demonstrate that, when compared to standard practice (i.e., PA education), a wearable technology intervention coupled with distance-based health coaching, improves MVPA in non-metropolitan cancer survivors. The results display promise for the use of scalable interventions using smart wearable technology in conjunction with phone-based health coaching to foster increased PA in geographically disadvantaged cancer survivors.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Physical activity (PA) is important for cancer survivors. Trials of remotely delivered interventions are needed to assist in reaching under-served non-metropolitan cancer survivors. The objective of this study was to ascertain whether wearable technology, coupled with health coaching was effective in increasing PA in breast and colorectal cancer survivors living in regional and remote areas in Australia.
METHODS
METHODS
Cancer survivors from 5 states were randomized to intervention and control arms. Intervention participants were given a Fitbit Charge 2
RESULTS
RESULTS
Eighty-seven participants were recruited (age = 63 ± 11 years; 74 (85%) female). There was a significant net improvement in MVPA of 49.8 min/week, favoring the intervention group (95% confidence interval (95%CI): 13.6-86.1, p = 0.007). There was also a net increase in MVPA bouts of 39.5 min/week (95%CI: 11.9-67.1, p = 0.005), favoring the intervention group. Both groups improved light PA and sedentary behavior, but there were no between-group differences.
CONCLUSION
CONCLUSIONS
This is the first study to demonstrate that, when compared to standard practice (i.e., PA education), a wearable technology intervention coupled with distance-based health coaching, improves MVPA in non-metropolitan cancer survivors. The results display promise for the use of scalable interventions using smart wearable technology in conjunction with phone-based health coaching to foster increased PA in geographically disadvantaged cancer survivors.
Identifiants
pubmed: 36736725
pii: S2095-2546(23)00004-2
doi: 10.1016/j.jshs.2023.01.003
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Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
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