scholarly journals Physical activity levels of overweight or obese breast cancer survivors: correlates at entry into a weight loss intervention study

2015 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 173-180 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fred X. Liu ◽  
Shirley W. Flatt ◽  
Bilgé Pakiz ◽  
Rebecca L. Sedjo ◽  
Kathleen Y. Wolin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Physical Activity ◽  
Weight Loss ◽  
Cancer Survivors ◽  
Breast Cancer Survivors ◽  
Intervention Study ◽  
Activity Levels ◽  
Weight Loss Intervention ◽  
Physical Activity Levels

Breast cancer survivors’ experience of making weight, dietary and physical activity changes during participation in a weight loss intervention

2016 ◽  
Vol 25 (5) ◽  
pp. 1455-1463 ◽  
Author(s):  
Caroline O Terranova ◽  
Sheleigh P Lawler ◽  
Kym Spathonis ◽  
Elizabeth G Eakin ◽  
Marina M Reeves
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Physical Activity ◽  
Weight Loss ◽  
Cancer Survivors ◽  
Breast Cancer Survivors ◽  
Weight Loss Intervention

Phase II feasibility study of a physical activity and dietary change weight loss intervention in a subset analysis of breast cancer survivors (SWOG S1008).

2015 ◽  
Vol 33 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. 9572-9572
Author(s):  
Heather Greenlee ◽  
Danika Lew ◽  
Dawn L. Hershman ◽  
John P. Pierce ◽  
Lisa Kathryn Hansen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Physical Activity ◽  
Weight Loss ◽  
Cancer Survivors ◽  
Feasibility Study ◽  
Phase Ii ◽  
Breast Cancer Survivors ◽  
Dietary Change ◽  
Weight Loss Intervention ◽  
Subset Analysis

scholarly journals Weight gain prior to entry into a weight-loss intervention study among overweight and obese breast cancer survivors

2014 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 410-418 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rebecca L. Sedjo ◽  
Tim Byers ◽  
Patricia A. Ganz ◽  
Graham A. Colditz ◽  
Wendy Demark-Wahnefried ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Weight Loss ◽  
Weight Gain ◽  
Cancer Survivors ◽  
Breast Cancer Survivors ◽  
Intervention Study ◽  
Weight Loss Intervention

Does Supervised Exercise Programming At Diagnosis Impact Future Physical Activity Levels In Breast Cancer Survivors?

2017 ◽  
Vol 49 (5S) ◽  
pp. 896
Author(s):  
Holly Wollmann ◽  
Amy A. Kirkham ◽  
Cheri L. Van Patten ◽  
Kelcey A. Bland ◽  
Alis Bonsignore ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Physical Activity ◽  
Cancer Survivors ◽  
Breast Cancer Survivors ◽  
Activity Levels ◽  
Supervised Exercise ◽  
Physical Activity Levels

Patterns of Fitbit Use and Activity Levels Among African American Breast Cancer Survivors During an eHealth Weight Loss Randomized Controlled Trial

2021 ◽  
pp. 089011712110367
Author(s):  
Jeanne M. Ferrante ◽  
Aaron Lulla ◽  
Julie D. Williamson ◽  
Katie A. Devine ◽  
Pamela Ohman-Strickland ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Physical Activity ◽  
Weight Loss ◽  
African American ◽  
Cancer Survivors ◽  
Breast Cancer Survivors ◽  
Activity Levels ◽  
Activity Tracker ◽  
Steps Per Day ◽  
Household Members

Purpose: This study examined adherence with a physical activity tracker and patterns of activity among different subgroups of African American/Black breast cancer survivors (AABCS). Design: Secondary analysis of weight loss trial that used an activity tracker (FitBit) with or without a commercial eHealth program (SparkPeople) over 12 months. Setting and Subjects: AABCS (N = 44) in New Jersey. Measures and Analysis: Adherence with tracker use, steps per day, and active minutes per week were compared by demographic and clinical characteristics using nonparametric statistics. Results: Median adherence was over 6 days per week throughout the 12-months. Adherence was significantly correlated with steps and active minutes (p < 0.015). Groups with lower adherence included: those with 5 or more conditions (p = 0.039), had higher number of household members (p = 0.008), and younger than 60 years (p = 0.044). Median number of steps per day remained consistently around 7000 throughout 12 months. Factors associated with lower activity included: age > 60; retirement; higher number of household members, comorbidity, or baseline BMI; and those in the SparkPeople + Fitbit group. Self-monitoring, goal setting, and self-efficacy were significantly correlated with activity levels (p < 0.05). Conclusion: Use of a physical activity tracker may help increase activity levels in AABCS. Certain subgroups, e.g. those older than age 60 years, retired, with BMI over 40, higher number of comorbidities or more household members, may require additional interventions.

scholarly journals Determinants of Health and Physical Activity Levels Among Breast Cancer Survivors During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aline Rachel Bezerra Gurgel ◽  
Pedro Mingroni-Netto ◽  
Jose Carlos Farah ◽  
Christina May Moran de Brito ◽  
Anna S. Levin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Physical Activity ◽  
Cancer Survivors ◽  
Public Transportation ◽  
Breast Cancer Survivors ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Cancer Recurrence ◽  
Activity Levels ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Physical Activity Levels

Background: Increased exercise and physical activity levels are recommended throughout cancer therapy and survivorship. Nonetheless, the COVID-19 pandemic and consequent social distancing are likely to cause a decline in physical activity.Objective: to evaluate the level of unsupervised physical activity of breast cancer survivors during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the factors associated with difficulties in engaging and maintaining recommended physical activity levels.Methods: This is a cross-sectional epidemiological study with a sample of 37 breast cancer survivors. They participated in a canoeing training program (project Remama) at the University of São Paulo before the COVID-19 pandemic. Socioeconomic aspects, engagement in physical activity, motivation, and potential exposure to COVID-19 were investigated through an online survey, administered in September of 2020.Results: During the pandemic, participants increased their body weight (5 ± 3.4 kg); 90% reported decreasing physical activity levels associated with increased sedentary time. Twenty-one (58%) participants exhibited some COVID-19-related symptoms, most used public transportation (59%), or returned to work during the period of a high incidence of COVID-19. The only factor associated with perceived difficulty in engaging in physical activities was having had more than three cancer treatments (RR: 2.14; 95% CI: 1.07–4.27).Conclusion: The COVID-19 pandemic led to a group of previously active breast cancer survivors to decrease their physical activity, gain weight, and have sedentary behavior. Specific tailored-care interventions are needed to prevent these occurrences, as overweight and physical inactivity may impose an additional risk for breast cancer recurrence and a severe course of COVID-19 in cancer patients.

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