Does a peer-led exercise intervention affect sedentary behavior among breast cancer survivors?

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Sedentary behavior is recognized as an independent risk factor for chronic diseases. Cancer survivors report high levels of sedentary behavior. In secondary analyses, we examined the effects of an exercise intervention on sedentary behavior (sitting time) among breast cancer survivors.

Methods

Seventy-six breast cancer survivors (mean age = 55.62 y, mean 1.1 y since diagnosis) were randomized to receive either a 12-week telephone-delivered exercise intervention from peer volunteers or a contact control condition. The intervention did not specifically address sitting time. Participants' sedentary behavior was assessed for 7 days at baseline, 12 weeks, and 24 weeks via self-report and objective measurement (accelerometer).

Results

At baseline, our sample repor

SUBMITTER: Pinto B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5581246 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature