TY - JOUR
T1 - Understanding physical activity maintenance in breast cancer survivors
AU - Vallance, Jeff
AU - Plotnikoff, Ronald C.
AU - Karvinen, Kristina H.
AU - MacKey, John R.
AU - Courneya, Kerry S.
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - Objectives: To examine predictors of physical activity (PA) 6 months after a randomized controlled trial. Methods: Breast cancer survivors (N=377) completed assessments at baseline, postintervention, and 6 months after the intervention. Data were collected on demographic, medical, psychosocial, motivational, and behavioral variables at baseline, postintervention, and 6 months. Results: Survivors meeting PA guidelines at baseline (OR=5.54, 95% CI=2.99-9.82, P<0.001) and postintervention (OR = 2.92, 95% CI=1.63-5.23, P<0.001) had a greater likelihood of meeting PA guidelines at 6 months follow-up. Conclusions: Interventions promoting PA maintenance should focus on optimizing PA behavior, psychosocial functioning, and motivation.
AB - Objectives: To examine predictors of physical activity (PA) 6 months after a randomized controlled trial. Methods: Breast cancer survivors (N=377) completed assessments at baseline, postintervention, and 6 months after the intervention. Data were collected on demographic, medical, psychosocial, motivational, and behavioral variables at baseline, postintervention, and 6 months. Results: Survivors meeting PA guidelines at baseline (OR=5.54, 95% CI=2.99-9.82, P<0.001) and postintervention (OR = 2.92, 95% CI=1.63-5.23, P<0.001) had a greater likelihood of meeting PA guidelines at 6 months follow-up. Conclusions: Interventions promoting PA maintenance should focus on optimizing PA behavior, psychosocial functioning, and motivation.
KW - Adherence
KW - Breast cancer
KW - Follow-up
KW - Physical activity behavior
KW - Theory of planned behavior
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=77449154206&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.5993/ajhb.34.2.10
DO - 10.5993/ajhb.34.2.10
M3 - Journal Article
C2 - 19814602
AN - SCOPUS:77449154206
SN - 1087-3244
VL - 34
SP - 225
EP - 236
JO - American Journal of Health Behavior
JF - American Journal of Health Behavior
IS - 1
ER -
