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Group trajectory analysis helps to identify older cancer survivors who benefit from distance-based lifestyle interventions.

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Morey, MC; Blair, CK; Sloane, R; Cohen, HJ; Snyder, DC; Demark-Wahnefried, W
Published in: Cancer
December 15, 2015

BACKGROUND: The number of older cancer survivors is increasing as more adults survive to older ages. The objectives of this study were to examine trajectories of physical activity (PA) and physical function (PF) over a 2-year lifestyle counseling study and to identify characteristics of the trajectory groups. METHODS: This was a secondary analysis of Reach Out to Enhance Wellness, a randomized controlled trial of home-based lifestyle counseling. The 641 participants were older (≥65 years), overweight (body mass index [BMI], 25 to <40 kg/m(2)), long-term community-dwelling survivors (>5 years) of breast, prostate, and colorectal cancer from Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States (21 states) who had been randomly assigned to an immediate intervention or a 12-month-wait-listed control arm. The main outcome measures were PA and PF trajectory group membership. RESULTS: Three PA groups and 5 PF trajectory groups were observed. The baseline BMI (P < .001) and self-efficacy for performing strength (P < .0001) and endurance exercises (P < .0002) were the strongest predictors of achieving the highest amount of PA and the most favorable functional trajectory over 2 years. Individuals with low baseline self-efficacy, no PA, and a Short Form 36 PF subscale score < 65 did not benefit from the intervention. CONCLUSIONS: This study identified characteristics of survivors who benefited from home-based interventions and suggested alternative approaches for survivors requiring more structured and intensive interventions to promote behavioral changes.

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Cancer

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EISSN

1097-0142

Publication Date

December 15, 2015

Volume

121

Issue

24

Start / End Page

4433 / 4440

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Waiting Lists
  • United States
  • United Kingdom
  • Telephone
  • Survivors
  • Self Efficacy
  • Risk Reduction Behavior
  • Prostatic Neoplasms
  • Overweight
  • Oncology & Carcinogenesis
 

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Morey, M. C., Blair, C. K., Sloane, R., Cohen, H. J., Snyder, D. C., & Demark-Wahnefried, W. (2015). Group trajectory analysis helps to identify older cancer survivors who benefit from distance-based lifestyle interventions. Cancer, 121(24), 4433–4440. https://doi.org/10.1002/cncr.29684
Morey, Miriam C., Cindy K. Blair, Richard Sloane, Harvey Jay Cohen, Denise C. Snyder, and Wendy Demark-Wahnefried. “Group trajectory analysis helps to identify older cancer survivors who benefit from distance-based lifestyle interventions.Cancer 121, no. 24 (December 15, 2015): 4433–40. https://doi.org/10.1002/cncr.29684.
Morey MC, Blair CK, Sloane R, Cohen HJ, Snyder DC, Demark-Wahnefried W. Group trajectory analysis helps to identify older cancer survivors who benefit from distance-based lifestyle interventions. Cancer. 2015 Dec 15;121(24):4433–40.
Morey, Miriam C., et al. “Group trajectory analysis helps to identify older cancer survivors who benefit from distance-based lifestyle interventions.Cancer, vol. 121, no. 24, Dec. 2015, pp. 4433–40. Pubmed, doi:10.1002/cncr.29684.
Morey MC, Blair CK, Sloane R, Cohen HJ, Snyder DC, Demark-Wahnefried W. Group trajectory analysis helps to identify older cancer survivors who benefit from distance-based lifestyle interventions. Cancer. 2015 Dec 15;121(24):4433–4440.
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Published In

Cancer

DOI

EISSN

1097-0142

Publication Date

December 15, 2015

Volume

121

Issue

24

Start / End Page

4433 / 4440

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Waiting Lists
  • United States
  • United Kingdom
  • Telephone
  • Survivors
  • Self Efficacy
  • Risk Reduction Behavior
  • Prostatic Neoplasms
  • Overweight
  • Oncology & Carcinogenesis