Exercise therapy in women who have had breast cancer: design of the Sheffield women's exercise and well-being project

Daley, Amanda J., Mutrie, Nanette, Crank, Helen, Coleman, Robert and Saxton, John (2004) Exercise therapy in women who have had breast cancer: design of the Sheffield women's exercise and well-being project. Health Education Research, 19 (6). pp. 686-697. ISSN 1465-3648

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Abstract

Recovering from cancer treatment can be a difficult experience, both physically and psychologically. This paper describes a randomized controlled trial that evaluates the effects of exercise therapy upon quality of life in 120 women who have had breast cancer. To facilitate behaviour change, exercise counselling is also included as an integral component in the exercise therapy intervention. Participants are randomized to one of three groups: exercise therapy, body conditioning (placebo control) or a normal care control group. The supervised exercise therapy and body conditioning sessions take place 3 times per week for 8 weeks. Outcome measures include quality of life, physical self-perceptions, depression, satisfaction with life, exercise behaviour, aerobic capacity and percentage body fat. All outcomes are assessed at baseline, 4 weeks during the intervention and at the end of the 8-week intervention. Follow-up assessments of outcomes take place at 3 and 6 months post-intervention. As the number of women surviving breast cancer is increasing and cancer treatment is linked to reduced quality of life, it is critical to evaluate treatments that improve the quality of life of this population or hasten recovery following treatment.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	sdg 3 - good health and well-being ,/dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/good_health_and_well_being
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Norwich Medical School Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Allied Health Professions (former - to 2013)
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Rehabilitation
Depositing User:	EPrints Services
Date Deposited:	25 Nov 2010 11:12
Last Modified:	17 May 2023 00:08
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/14821
DOI:	10.1093/her/cyg094

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