TY - JOUR
T1 - A longitudinal study of exercise barriers in colorectal cancer survivors participating in a randomized controlled trial
AU - Courneya, Kerry S.
AU - Friedenreich, Christine M.
AU - Quinney, H. Arthur
AU - Fields, Anthony L.A.
AU - Jones, Lee W.
AU - Vallance, Jeffrey K.H.
AU - Fairey, Adrian S.
N1 - Funding Information:
This study was funded by grants from the National Cancer Institute of Canada (NCIC) and the Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research (AHFMR). K.S. Courneya and C.M. Friedenreich are supported by Investigator Awards from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and a Research Team Grant from the NCIC, with funds from the Canadian Cancer Society (CCS) and the CCS/NCIC Sociobehavioral Cancer Research Network. C. M. Friedenreich is also supported by a Health Scholar Award from the AHFMR. J. K. H. Vallance is supported by a Health Research Studentship from AHFMR.
PY - 2005
Y1 - 2005
N2 - Background: The Colorectal Cancer and Home-Based Physical Exercise (CAN-HOPE) trial compared the effects of a 16-week home-based exercise program to usual care on quality of life in colorectal cancer survivors. Purpose: In this study, we report the weekly exercise barriers from the exercise group. Methods: Participants randomized to the exercise group (N = 69) were asked to report their exercise on a weekly basis by telephone. Those participants not achieving the minimum weekly exercise prescription (3 times per week of 30 min of moderate intensity exercise) were asked for a primary exercise barrier. Results: We obtained 1,073 (97.2%) weeks of adherence data out of a possible 1,104 (i.e., 69 x 16). Participants did not meet the minimum exercise prescription in 39.2% (421/1,073) of the weeks. We obtained an exercise barrier in 83.8% (353/421) of these cases. Overall, participants reported 37 different exercise barriers; the three most common were lack of time/too busy, nonspecific treatment side effects, and fatigue. The top 7 to 10 barriers accounted for 70% to 80% of all missed exercise weeks. Conclusions: These findings may have utility for promoting exercise in this population both inside and outside of clinical trials.
AB - Background: The Colorectal Cancer and Home-Based Physical Exercise (CAN-HOPE) trial compared the effects of a 16-week home-based exercise program to usual care on quality of life in colorectal cancer survivors. Purpose: In this study, we report the weekly exercise barriers from the exercise group. Methods: Participants randomized to the exercise group (N = 69) were asked to report their exercise on a weekly basis by telephone. Those participants not achieving the minimum weekly exercise prescription (3 times per week of 30 min of moderate intensity exercise) were asked for a primary exercise barrier. Results: We obtained 1,073 (97.2%) weeks of adherence data out of a possible 1,104 (i.e., 69 x 16). Participants did not meet the minimum exercise prescription in 39.2% (421/1,073) of the weeks. We obtained an exercise barrier in 83.8% (353/421) of these cases. Overall, participants reported 37 different exercise barriers; the three most common were lack of time/too busy, nonspecific treatment side effects, and fatigue. The top 7 to 10 barriers accounted for 70% to 80% of all missed exercise weeks. Conclusions: These findings may have utility for promoting exercise in this population both inside and outside of clinical trials.
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U2 - 10.1207/s15324796abm2902_9
DO - 10.1207/s15324796abm2902_9
M3 - Journal Article
C2 - 15823788
AN - SCOPUS:17844400987
SN - 0883-6612
VL - 29
SP - 147
EP - 153
JO - Annals of Behavioral Medicine
JF - Annals of Behavioral Medicine
IS - 2
ER -
