Open AccessPhysical Activity Adoption and Maintenance Among Breast Cancer Survivors: A Randomized Trial of Peer Mentoring
Author(s) -
Bernardine M. Pinto,
Shira Dunsiger,
Madison M. Kindred,
Sheryl Mitchell
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
annals of behavioral medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.701
H-Index - 133
eISSN - 1532-4796
pISSN - 0883-6612
DOI - 10.1093/abm/kaab078
Subject(s) - psychological intervention , medicine , randomized controlled trial , physical therapy , breast cancer , peer support , physical activity , phone call , intervention (counseling) , phone , cancer , nursing , linguistics , philosophy
Peer support can extend the reach of physical activity (PA) interventions. In previous studies, peer support via weekly counseling calls increased PA at 3 and 6 months among breast cancer survivors, compared to contact control. However, effects were attenuated at 6 months. Interventions targeting PA maintenance among cancer survivors are limited. Hence, we extended prior work to identify effective PA maintenance interventions.