Long-term efficacy of a computer-tailored physical activity intervention for prostate and colorectal cancer patients and survivors: A randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Physical activity (PA) can improve the physical and psychological health of prostate and colorectal cancer survivors, but PA behavior change maintenance is necessary for long-term health benefits. OncoActive is a print- and web-based intervention in which prostate and colorectal cancer patients and survivors receive automatically generated, personalized feedback aimed at integrating PA into daily life to increase and maintain PA. We evaluated the long-term outcomes of OncoActive by examining the 12-month follow-up differences between OncoActive and a control group, and we explored whether PA was maintained during a 6-month non-intervention follow-up period.

Methods

Prostate or colorectal cancer patients were randomly assigned to an OncoActive (n = 249) or a usual

SUBMITTER: Golsteijn RHJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10658345 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature