Understanding breast cancer patients' preference for two types of exercise training during chemotherapy in an unblinded randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Patient preference for group assignment may affect outcomes in unblinded trials but few studies have attempted to understand such preferences. The purpose of the present study was to examine factors associated with breast cancer patients' preference for two types of exercise training during chemotherapy.

Methods

Breast cancer patients (N = 242) completed a battery of tests including a questionnaire that assessed patient preference and the theory of planned behavior (TPB) prior to being randomized to usual care, resistance exercise training (RET), or aerobic exercise training (AET).

Results

99 (40.9%) participants preferred RET, 88 (36.4%) preferred AET, and 55 (22.7%) reported no preference. Past exercisers (p = 0.023), smokers (p = 0.004), and aerobically

SUBMITTER: Courneya KS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2582030 | biostudies-literature | 2008 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature