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Cervantes-Ortega M, Palma AM, Rook KS, Biegler KA, Davis KC, Janio EA, Kilgore DB, Dow E, Ngo-Metzger Q, Sorkin DH. Health-Related Social Control and Perceived Stress Among High-Risk Latina Mothers with Type 2 Diabetes and Their At-Risk Adult Daughters. Int J Behav Med 2023; 30:814-823. [PMID: 36650345 PMCID: PMC10350477 DOI: 10.1007/s12529-022-10145-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/06/2022] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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BACKGROUND Diabetes-related multi-morbidity and cultural factors place Latinas with diabetes at increased risk for stress, which can threaten illness management. Families provide an ideal focus for interventions that seek to strengthen interpersonal resources for illness management and, in the process, to reduce stress. The current study sought to examine whether participating in a dyadic intervention was associated with reduced perceived stress and, furthermore, whether this association was mediated by persuasion and pressure, two forms of health-related social control. METHOD Latina mothers with diabetes and their at-risk adult daughters participated in either (1) a dyadic intervention that encouraged constructive collaboration to improve health behaviors and reduce stress, or (2) a usual-care minimal control condition. Actor-partner interdependence model analysis was used to estimate the effect of the intervention on dyads' perceived stress, and mother-daughter ratings of health-related social control as potential mediators. RESULTS Results revealed that participating in the intervention was associated with significantly reduced perceived stress for daughters, but not for mothers (β = - 3.00, p = 0.02; β = - 0.57, p = 0.67, respectively). Analyses also indicated that the association between the intervention and perceived stress was mediated by persuasion, such that mothers' who experienced more health-related persuasion exhibited significantly less post-intervention perceived stress (indirect effect = - 1.52, 95% CI = [- 3.12, - 0.39]). Pressure exerted by others, however, did not evidence a mediating mechanism for either mothers or daughters. CONCLUSION These findings buttress existing research suggesting that persuasion, or others' attempts to increase participants' healthy behaviors in an uncritical way, may be a driving force in reducing perceived stress levels.
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- Institute for Clinical and Translational Science, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, 92697, USA
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- Department of Psychological Science, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, 92697, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, 92697, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, 92697, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, 92697, USA
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- Department of Family Medicine, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, 92697, USA
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- Department of Family Medicine, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, 92697, USA
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- Department of Health Systems Science, Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine, Pasadena, CA, 91101, USA
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- Institute for Clinical and Translational Science, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, 92697, USA.
- Department of Medicine, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, 92697, USA.
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Miller N, Conway R, Pini S, Buck C, Gil N, Lally P, Beeken RJ, Fisher A. Exploring the perceived impact of social support on the health behaviours of people living with and beyond cancer during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative study. Support Care Cancer 2022; 30:8357-8366. [PMID: 35879472 PMCID: PMC9311339 DOI: 10.1007/s00520-022-07291-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2022] [Accepted: 07/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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PURPOSE Social support facilitated healthy behaviours in people living with and beyond cancer (LWBC) before the COVID-19 pandemic. Little is known about how social support impacted their health behaviours during the pandemic when social restrictions were imposed. The aim of this study was to qualitatively explore how social support was perceived to impact the health behaviours of people LWBC during the COVID-19 pandemic. METHODS Semi-structured interviews were conducted via telephone with 24 adults living with and beyond breast, prostate and colorectal cancer. Inductive and deductive framework analysis was used to analyse the data. RESULTS Five themes developed. These were (1) Companionship and accountability as motivators for physical activity, (2) Social influences on alcohol consumption, (3) Instrumental support in food practices, (4) Informational support as important for behaviour change and (5) Validation of health behaviours from immediate social networks. CONCLUSION This study described how companionship, social influence, instrumental support, informational support and validation were perceived to impact the health behaviours of people LWBC during the COVID-19 pandemic. Interventions for people LWBC could recommend co-participation in exercise with friends and family; promote the formation of collaborative implementation intentions with family to reduce alcohol consumption; and encourage supportive communication between partners about health behaviours. These interventions would be useful during pandemics and at other times. Government policies to help support clinically extremely vulnerable groups of people LWBC during pandemics should focus on providing access to healthier foods.
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- Natalie Miller
- Department of Behavioural Science and Health, Institute of Epidemiology and Health Care, University College London, 1-19 Torrington Place, Gower Street, London, UK.
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- Department of Behavioural Science and Health, Institute of Epidemiology and Health Care, University College London, 1-19 Torrington Place, Gower Street, London, UK
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- Leeds Institute of Health Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
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- Department of Behavioural Science and Health, Institute of Epidemiology and Health Care, University College London, 1-19 Torrington Place, Gower Street, London, UK
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- Department of Behavioural Science and Health, Institute of Epidemiology and Health Care, University College London, 1-19 Torrington Place, Gower Street, London, UK
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- Department of Behavioural Science and Health, Institute of Epidemiology and Health Care, University College London, 1-19 Torrington Place, Gower Street, London, UK
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- Department of Behavioural Science and Health, Institute of Epidemiology and Health Care, University College London, 1-19 Torrington Place, Gower Street, London, UK
- Leeds Institute of Health Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
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- Department of Behavioural Science and Health, Institute of Epidemiology and Health Care, University College London, 1-19 Torrington Place, Gower Street, London, UK
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Papadopoulos E, Leach HJ, Tomlinson G, Durbano S, Danyluk JM, Sabiston CM, Mina DS, Alibhai SMH, Culos-Reed SN. Factors predicting gains in moderate-to-vigorous physical activity in prostate cancer survivors on androgen deprivation therapy. Support Care Cancer 2022; 30:9011-9018. [PMID: 35948848 DOI: 10.1007/s00520-022-07300-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2022] [Accepted: 07/24/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND Whether individual, environmental, and psychosocial factors predict changes in moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) is poorly addressed in prostate cancer (PC) survivors undergoing androgen deprivation therapy (ADT). PURPOSE This secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial examined changes in MVPA following a supervised personal training (PT), supervised group-based (GROUP) program, or a home-based, smartphone-assisted exercise (HOME) intervention in PC survivors on ADT and explored individual, environmental, and psychosocial predictors of MVPA. METHODS PC survivors on ADT underwent aerobic and resistance training for 6 months via PT, GROUP, or HOME. MVPA was captured via accelerometers and the Godin Leisure-Time Exercise Questionnaire. Changes in MVPA between groups were assessed using linear regression. The following predictors of MVPA were examined using Spearman correlations: the Neighborhood Environment Walkability Scale (NEWS); the Planning, Attitudes, and Behaviours (PAB) scale; the Relatedness to Others in Physical Activity Scale (ROPAS); and individual factors at baseline. RESULTS Participants (n = 37) were 69.4 ± 6.5 years old and 78.4% were on ADT for ≥ 3 months. Changes in accelerometry-based bouts and MVPA as well as self-reported MVPA did not differ between groups at 6 months. The Aesthetics domain of the NEWS questionnaire at baseline was the strongest predictor of positive MVPA changes (r = .66). Attitude (r = .64), planning (r = .57), and motivation (r = .50) at baseline were also predictive of engaging in higher MVPA throughout the intervention. CONCLUSION Changes in objective MVPA were modest. Additional emphasis on specific psychosocial and individual factors is important to inform theory-based interventions that can foster PA behavior change in PC survivors on ADT. Registration # NCT02046837.
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- Department of Health and Exercise Science, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA.,Department of Community and Behavioral Health, Colorado School of Public Health, Fort Collins, CO, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada.,Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada. .,Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
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- Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.,Department of Oncology, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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Arigo D, Brown MM, Shank F, Young CM. Ecological Momentary Assessment of Associations Between Social Interactions and Physical Activity Outcomes Among Women in Midlife With CVD Risk Conditions. Ann Behav Med 2022; 57:50-60. [PMID: 35916784 PMCID: PMC9773504 DOI: 10.1093/abm/kaac031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Risk for cardiovascular disease is particularly high among women in midlife (ages 40-60). Moderate-to-vigorous-intensity physical activity (PA) can protect against risk during this time, and research is needed to understand contributors to PA motivation and behavior in daily life. PURPOSE This study used ecological momentary assessment to examine: (a) within-person associations between social interactions (both quantity and quality) and PA outcomes (motivation and behavior) among women in midlife, and (b) variability in within-person associations across days. METHODS Women ages 40-60 with one or more cardiovascular disease risk conditions (e.g., hypertension; n = 75; MAge = 51.6 years, MBMI = 34.0 kg/m2) wore waistband accelerometers and completed five surveys per day for 10 days. RESULTS Controlling for social interactions overall, at times when women reported a higher number of positive interactions, they reported higher PA motivation; this association was negative for both the number and valence of negative interactions. At times when women experienced a higher number of interactions overall, they engaged in fewer subsequent minutes of moderate-to-vigorous-intensity PA, though reports of positive and negative interactions were not associated with moderate-to-vigorous-intensity PA behavior. Importantly, the direction of these within-person associations differed between days of observation (positive associations on ~50% of days and negative associations on ~50% of days). CONCLUSIONS Findings show that social interactions influence PA motivation and behavior among women in midlife but that these influences are inconsistent, suggesting the need for careful consideration of how to engage social interactions to promote PA in this group.
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- Department of Psychology, Rowan University, 201 Mullica Hill Road, Glassboro, NJ 08028, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Rowan University, 201 Mullica Hill Road, Glassboro, NJ 08028, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Rowan University, 201 Mullica Hill Road, Glassboro, NJ 08028, USA
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Lloyd GR, Hoffman SA, Welch WA, Blanch-Hartigan D, Gavin KL, Cottrell A, Cadmus-Bertram L, Spring B, Penedo F, Courneya KS, Phillips SM. Breast cancer survivors' preferences for social support features in technology-supported physical activity interventions: findings from a mixed methods evaluation. Transl Behav Med 2021; 10:423-434. [PMID: 30445595 DOI: 10.1093/tbm/iby112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Incorporating peer and professional social support features into remotely delivered, technology-supported physical activity interventions may increase their effectiveness. However, very little is known about survivors' preferences for potential social features. This study explored breast cancer survivors' preferences for both traditional (e.g., coaching calls and peer support) and innovative (i.e., message boards and competitions) social support features within remotely delivered, technology-supported physical activity interventions. Survivors [N = 96; Mage = 55.8 (SD = 10.2)] self-reported demographic and disease characteristics and physical activity. A subset (n = 28) completed semistructured phone interviews. Transcribed interviews were evaluated using a thematic content analysis approach and consensus review. Following interviews, the full sample self-reported preferences for social features for remotely delivered physical activity interventions via online questionnaires. Questionnaire data were analyzed using descriptive statistics. Four themes emerged from interview data: (a) technology increases social connectedness; (b) interest in professional involvement/support; (c) connecting with similar survivors; and (d) apprehension regarding competitive social features. Quantitative data indicated that most survivors were interested in social features including a coach (77.1 per cent), team (66.7 per cent), and exercise buddy (57.3 per cent). Survivors endorsed sharing their activity data with their team (80.0 per cent) and buddy (76.6 per cent), but opinions were mixed regarding a progress board ranking their activity in relation to other participants' progress. Survivors were interested in using a message board to share strategies to increase activity (74.5 per cent) and motivational comments (73.4 per cent). Social features are of overall interest to breast cancer survivors, yet preferences for specific social support features varied. Engaging survivors in developing and implementing remotely delivered, technology-supported social features may enhance their effectiveness.
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- Gillian R Lloyd
- Department of Preventive Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Kinesiology, University of Wisconsin Madison, Madison, WI, USA
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Medical Social Sciences, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Faculty of Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
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Ayuningtyas DA, Tuinman M, Prabandari YS, Hagedoorn M. Smoking-Related Social Control in Indonesian Single-Smoker Couples. Int J Behav Med 2020; 28:455-465. [PMID: 33170469 PMCID: PMC8263448 DOI: 10.1007/s12529-020-09935-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/08/2020] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Background The majority of Indonesian smokers are men and those who are married nearly always have a non-smoking wife (i.e. single-smoker couples). Previous studies have suggested that Indonesian women dislike smoking. However, contesting their husbands’ smoking could be seen as disrespectful. In this study, we examine whether, and if so how, wives employ social control tactics to change their husbands’ smoking and how the smokers perceive the tactics. Method In-depth interviews (N = 12) with five single-smoker couples (N = 10 individual interviews) and two non-smoking wives of smokers (N = 2) were conducted in Jogjakarta, Indonesia. We used a social control framework and thematic analysis approach to analyse the transcribed interviews. Results Three themes emerged from smokers and their wives: (1) although the wives know that smoking is bad, they have to tolerate it, (2) wives and their husbands find it important to maintain harmony and (3) their family’s needs serve as common ground. All the wives interviewed exerted social control to some degree, especially when they were pregnant or had children. Smokers reacted positively to social control and agreed to child-related house rules, but not to requests to give up smoking. Conclusion Wives do exert social control and smokers are willing to accommodate and adapt their smoking. However, wives’ influence on smoking may be limited in Indonesia, and focusing on managing their husbands’ smoking at home rather than overall smoking might be more fruitful. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1007/s12529-020-09935-z) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- D A Ayuningtyas
- Department of Health Psychology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands.
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- Department of Health Psychology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
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- Department of Health Behavior, Environment Health and Social Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Public Health and Nursing, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
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- Department of Health Psychology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
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McDonough MH, Beselt LJ, Daun JT, Shank J, Culos-Reed SN, Kronlund LJ, Bridel W. The role of social support in physical activity for cancer survivors: A systematic review. Psychooncology 2019; 28:1945-1958. [PMID: 31278800 DOI: 10.1002/pon.5171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2018] [Revised: 06/23/2019] [Accepted: 07/02/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Social support is conceptualized and operationalized in many ways, making it challenging to understand what types of support best predict physical activity (PA) in cancer survivors. This review examined associations between social support and PA among cancer survivors. METHODS Following PRISMA guidelines, we searched eight databases for studies that reported an association between social support and PA among adult cancer survivors. We conducted an appraisal and a narrative synthesis of the findings from quantitative studies. RESULTS Fifty studies representing 28 366 participants were included. Studies collectively included concepts addressing the presence of relationships, others' PA behavior, perceptions of being supported, and function/quality. Findings were mixed in suggesting a positive or null association with PA. CONCLUSIONS While results are not definitive, this review takes a step toward mapping the social support literature in PA for cancer survivors. Limitations include the homogeneity of the participants in extant studies, and the secondary focus on testing the effects of social support on outcomes. Future research systematically testing the effects of social support is important for facilitating PA in this population.
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- Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Antwi GO, Jayawardene W, Lohrmann DK, Mueller EL. Physical activity and fitness among pediatric cancer survivors: a meta-analysis of observational studies. Support Care Cancer 2019; 27:3183-3194. [PMID: 30993451 DOI: 10.1007/s00520-019-04788-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2018] [Accepted: 03/28/2019] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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PURPOSE The number of pediatric cancer survivors has increased dramatically over recent decades. Prior studies involving pediatric cancer survivors have reported reduced physical activity and fitness levels. Thus, the aim of this meta-analysis was to synthesize previous findings on physical activity and fitness levels of pediatric cancer survivors, who had completed cancer treatment and are in complete remission compared with age-matched, non-athletic healthy controls with no history of cancer diagnosis. METHODS Three electronic databases (PubMed, Web of Science, and EBSCO) were searched using a combination of 24 terms. Observational studies examining the post-treatment physical activity and/or fitness levels of pediatric cancer survivors compared with that of non-cancer controls and published in peer-reviewed, English-language journals before August 22, 2018 were eligible. Random-effect models were used in Comprehensive Meta-Analysis software for effect-size estimations of eight studies for physical activity and eight for fitness. RESULTS The studies included a total sample of 2628; 1413 pediatric cancer survivors and 1215 non-cancer controls. Both physical activity and fitness were significantly lower in childhood cancer survivors than in non-cancer controls (g = - 0.889; 95% confidence interval [CI] = - 1.648 - 0.130; p = 0.022) and (g = - 1.435; 95% CI = - 2.615 - 0.225; p = 0.017), respectively, with high heterogeneity. CONCLUSIONS Pediatric cancer sequelae and its treatment may limit participation in physical activity and fitness activities by survivors of pediatric cancer. Accentuating the need to incorporate physical activity and fitness into treatment protocols and post-treatment recommendations may improve pediatric cancer survivors' health and well-being.
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- Godfred O Antwi
- School of Public Health, Applied Health Science, SPH 116, Indiana University, 1025 E 7th Street, Bloomington, IN, 47405, USA.
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- School of Public Health: Institute for Research on Addictive Behavior, Indiana University Bloomington, Bloomington, IN, USA
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- School of Public Health, Applied Health Science, SPH 116, Indiana University, 1025 E 7th Street, Bloomington, IN, 47405, USA
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- Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA.,Center for Pediatric and Adolescent Comparative Effectiveness Research, Department of Pediatrics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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Caperchione CM, Sabiston CM, Stolp S, Bottorff JL, Campbell KL, Eves ND, Ellard SL, Gotay C, Sharp P, Pullen T, Fitzpatrick KM. A preliminary trial examining a 'real world' approach for increasing physical activity among breast cancer survivors: findings from project MOVE. BMC Cancer 2019; 19:272. [PMID: 30917793 PMCID: PMC6438029 DOI: 10.1186/s12885-019-5470-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2018] [Accepted: 03/13/2019] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Background Physical activity (PA) is a safe and effective strategy to help mitigate health challenges associated with breast cancer (BC) survivorship. However, the majority of BC survivors are not meeting the minimum recommended PA (≥150 min of moderate to vigorous intensity). Project MOVE was developed as a model for increasing PA that combined a) Microgrants: funds ($2000) awarded to applicant groups to develop and implement a PA initiative and b) Financial incentives: a reward ($500) for increasing group PA. The purpose of this paper was to provide an exploratory analysis of effectiveness of Project MOVE on PA behavior, PA motivation, and quality of life (QoL) in female BC survivors. The differential outcomes between women meeting and not meeting PA guidelines were also investigated. Methods This pre-post test, preliminary trial included groups of adult (18+ years) self-identified female BC survivors, who were post-surgery and primary systemic chemo- and radiation therapy, and living in British Columbia, Canada. PA was assessed by accelerometry. PA motivation and QoL were assessed by self-report. Data were collected at baseline, 6-months, and 12-month time points. Repeated measures mixed ANOVAs were used to test changes in the main outcomes. Results A total of 10 groups were awarded microgrants between May 2015 and January 2016. Groups comprised of 8 to 12 women with a total of 87 participants. A statistically significant increase was found between time points on weekly moderate to vigorous PA (p = .012). This was mediated by a significant interaction between those meeting PA guidelines and those not meeting guidelines at baseline by time points (p = .004), with those not meeting guidelines at baseline showing the greatest increase in MVPA. A statistically significant difference across time points was found for intrinsic motivation (p = .02), physical functioning (p < .001), physical health limitations (p = .001), emotional health limitations (p = .023), social functioning (p = .001) and general health (p = .004). Conclusion These results provide promising support for a unique approach to increasing PA among BC survivors by empowering women and optimizing PA experiences through the use of microgrants and financial incentives. Trial registration ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03548636, Retrospectively registered June 7, 2018.
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- Cristina M Caperchione
- Faculty of Health, Human Performance Research Centre, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. .,Institute for Healthy Living and Chronic Disease Prevention, University of British Columbia, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada. .,School of Health and Exercise Science, University of British Columbia, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada.
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- School of Health and Exercise Science, University of British Columbia, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
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- Institute for Healthy Living and Chronic Disease Prevention, University of British Columbia, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada.,School of Nursing, University of British Columbia, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada.,Faculty of Health Sciences, Australian Catholic University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Physical Therapy, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- School of Health and Exercise Science, University of British Columbia, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada.,Centre for Heart, Lung and Vascular Health, University of British Columbia, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
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- Cancer Centre of the Southern Interior, British Columbia Cancer Agency, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
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- School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Faculty of Health, Human Performance Research Centre, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.,School of Health and Exercise Science, University of British Columbia, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
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- School of Health and Exercise Science, University of British Columbia, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
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- School of Health and Exercise Science, University of British Columbia, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
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Sieverding M, Specht NK, Agines SG. "Don't Drink Too Much!" Reactance Among Young Men Following Health-Related Social Control. Am J Mens Health 2019; 13:1557988319825921. [PMID: 30819071 PMCID: PMC6440071 DOI: 10.1177/1557988319825921] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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This study investigated conditions under which young men responded with reactance to the suggestion to reduce their alcohol consumption. In an experimental study, 84 young men (university students, mean age: 24 years) listened to a recorded telephone call and were asked to imagine that they themselves were the recipients of this call. In this call, either a girlfriend or a male friend suggested that the recipient of the call should reduce his alcohol intake that evening. In one condition, the suggestion was highly restrictive; in the other condition, the suggestion was framed in a nonrestrictive way. Perceived threat, negative thoughts, and feelings of anger after listening to the call were assessed. Further outcome variables were intention and perceived probability of complying with the suggestion. Participants felt more anger after hearing the highly restrictive suggestion and more threatened by the suggestion made by the girlfriend. Interaction effects emerged. Participants reported more negative thoughts and lower intention and perceived probability to comply when a highly restrictive suggestion was made by the girlfriend. The male friend’s highly restrictive suggestion resulted in a perceived probability of complying (54%) that was similar to the probability of the girlfriend’s nonrestrictive suggestion (55%). Women’s efforts to reduce their male partners’ alcohol consumption can result in boomerang effects. Male peers might be more effective in motivating other men to behave in a healthier way. These results support recent findings with regard to the potential of peer positive social control.
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- Monika Sieverding
- 1 Department of Psychology, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
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- 1 Department of Psychology, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
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- 1 Department of Psychology, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
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Hohl DH, Lüscher J, Keller J, Heuse S, Scholz U, Luszczynska A, Knoll N. Inter-relations among negative social control, self-efficacy, and physical activity in healthy couples. Br J Health Psychol 2018. [PMID: 29520947 DOI: 10.1111/bjhp.12305] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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OBJECTIVES In romantic relationships, partners can influence each other's health-relevant behaviour by exerting negative social control (e.g., pressuring), however, with mixed success. To elucidate this phenomenon, we examined couples motivated to increase their physical activity and investigated the degree to which both partners exerted negative control on each other, their self-efficacy, reciprocal associations among the two behaviour-specific constructs, and their relationship with moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA). DESIGN This was a longitudinal study with three assessment periods (T0, T2, T3) spanning 7 weeks. METHODS We performed secondary analyses with data from the control condition (N = 113 heterosexual couples) of a published randomized controlled trial. Dyadic mediator models specified either both partners' self-efficacy as predictors and provided negative partner control to each other as mediators or vice versa. The outcomes comprised both partners' accelerometer-assessed MVPA. Mediators and outcomes were controlled for their T0 values. RESULTS The first model showed that women's and men's provided negative partner control (T0) was positively related to the other partners' self-efficacy (T2). Testing the alternative predictive direction, the second model showed that only women's self-efficacy (T0) was associated with more provided negative partner control (T2) by men. Women and men showed less MVPA (T3) when their partners had provided them with more negative control at T2. CONCLUSIONS As negative control provided to partners may be detrimental to their behaviour change, interventionists should advise couples to avoid it. However, active ingredients of negative control that may benefit recipients' self-efficacy beliefs should be investigated in future work. Statement of contribution What is already known on this subject? Couples often try to change each other's health behaviour not just using supportive tactics, but also controlling ones. Negative partner control (e.g., rebuking and nagging) was found to have adverse or no effects on control recipients' health behaviour change. To understand underlying mechanisms of this relationship, reactance and negative affect of recipients have been investigated, but only rarely their self-efficacy, a consistent individual predictor of behaviour change that is likely to share reciprocal relations with social exchange processes, including negative social control. What does this study add? Although harmful for behaviour change, negative partner control may increase control recipients' self-efficacy. Higher self-efficacy of one partner may also increase provided negative partner control by the other.
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Affiliation(s)
- Diana Hilda Hohl
- Department of Education and Psychology, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Psychology, University of Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Education and Psychology, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Psychology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Psychology, University of Zurich, Switzerland
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- SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Wroclaw, Poland.,Trauma, Health, & Hazards Center, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Education and Psychology, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany
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Ferioli M, Zauli G, Martelli AM, Vitale M, McCubrey JA, Ultimo S, Capitani S, Neri LM. Impact of physical exercise in cancer survivors during and after antineoplastic treatments. Oncotarget 2018; 9:14005-14034. [PMID: 29568412 PMCID: PMC5862633 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.24456] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2017] [Accepted: 01/23/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Cancer patients experience symptoms and adverse effects of treatments that may last even after the end of treatments. Exercise is a safe, non-pharmacological and cost-effective therapy that can provide several health benefits in cancer patient and survivors, reducing cancer symptoms and cancer treatment side effects. The purpose of this review is to describe how the physical exercise is capable to reduce cancer symptoms and cancer treatment side effects. We realized a pragmatic classification of symptoms, dividing them into physical, psychological and psycho-physical aspects. For each symptom we discuss causes, therapies, we analyse the effects of physical exercise and we summarize the most effective type of exercise to reduce the symptoms. This review also points out what are the difficulties that patients and survivors face during the practice of physical activity and provides some solutions to overcome these barriers. Related to each specific cancer, it emerges that type, frequency and intensity of physical exercise could be prescribed and supervised as a therapeutic program, like it occurs for the type, dose and duration of a drug treatment.
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- Martina Ferioli
- Department of Morphology, Surgery and Experimental Medicine, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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- Department of Morphology, Surgery and Experimental Medicine, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
- CoreLab, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, USA
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- Department of Morphology, Surgery and Experimental Medicine, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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- Department of Morphology, Surgery and Experimental Medicine, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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- Department of Morphology, Surgery and Experimental Medicine, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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