A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial of a Fitbit- and Facebook-Based Physical Activity Intervention for Young Adult Cancer Survivors

A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial of a Fitbit- and Facebook-Based Physical Activity Intervention for Young Adult Cancer Survivors

Most young adult cancer survivors (YACS) do not meet physical activity (PA) guidelines. Although PA can improve health and quality of life (QOL), few randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of PA interventions for YACS exist. We conducted a pilot RCT to test feasibility of a PA intervention among YACS....

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of adolescent and young adult oncology 2022-08, Vol.11 (4), p.379-388
Hauptverfasser: Johnson, Ashleigh M, Baker, K Scott, Haviland, Miriam J, Syrjala, Karen L, Abbey-Lambertz, Mark, Chow, Eric J, Mendoza, Jason A
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Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Cancer
Cancer Survivors
Exercise
Fatigue
Humans
Intervention
Neoplasms - therapy
Original
Pilot Projects
Quality of life
Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
Smartphones
Social Media
Social networks
Survivor
Wearable computers
Young Adult
Young adults
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Zusammenfassung:Most young adult cancer survivors (YACS) do not meet physical activity (PA) guidelines. Although PA can improve health and quality of life (QOL), few randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of PA interventions for YACS exist. We conducted a pilot RCT to test feasibility of a PA intervention among YACS. We recruited 18-39-year-olds (≥1 and
ISSN:2156-5333
2156-535X
DOI:10.1089/jayao.2021.0056