Effects of a DVD-delivered randomized controlled physical activity intervention on functional health in cancer survivors.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Supervised physical activity interventions improve functional health during cancer survivorship, but remain costly and inaccessible for many. We previously reported on the benefits of a DVD-delivered physical activity program (FlexToBa™) in older adults. This is a secondary analysis of the intervention effects among cancer survivors in the original sample.

Methods

Low active, older adults who self-reported a history of cancer (N = 46; M time since diagnosis = 10.7 ± 9.4 years) participated in a 6-month, home-based physical activity intervention. Participants were randomized to either the DVD-delivered physical activity program focused on flexibility, toning, and balance (FlexToBa™; n = 22) or an attentional control condition (n = 24). Physical function was assesse

SUBMITTER: Salerno EA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8323277 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature