A distance-based, randomized controlled trial for reducing sedentary behavior among prostate cancer survivors: a study protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Prostate cancer survivors (PCS) experience long-term side effects beyond treatment such as fatigue, depression and anxiety. Quality and engaging supportive care programs are needed to reduce these chronic and debilitating effects. Independent of physical activity (PA), high volumes of sedentary behavior (SB) are associated with chronic disease-related risk factors and poorer cancer-specific quality of life (QoL). Simultaneously increasing PA and decreasing SB may be an effective health promotion strategy. Given that PCS may face several barriers to engaging in supervised programs, there is a need to develop and assess the efficacy of interventions that employ distance-based approaches for behavior change. The primary aim of this study is to determine the effects of a 12-

SUBMITTER: Trinh L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9047476 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature