一项试点随机对照试验,针对患有癌症的女性老年人进行虚拟同行支持运动干预
Jenna Smith-Turchyn1, Susanne Sinclair2, Erin K O'Loughlin3
1School of Rehabilitation Science, McMaster University, 1400 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON, L8S 1C7, Canada. smithjf@mcmaster.ca.
BMC geriatrics
|October 27, 2024
概括
对于患有癌症的老年妇女而言,虚拟同行支持运动计划是可行的和有效的. 这种干预改善了运动的社会支持和享受,支持未来对癌症幸存者的试验.
科学领域:
- 老年学是一门学科.
- 在瘤学瘤学.
- 康复医学 康复医学 康复医学
背景情况:
- 定期炼有助于癌症治疗的副作用管理.
- 老年人 (65岁以上) 在癌症康复研究中代表性不足.
- 同龄人支持可以提高健康行为,但对于老年癌症幸存者来说,其与运动的结合尚未被探索.
研究的目的:
- 评估对年长的成年女性癌症幸存者进行虚拟,基于合作伙伴的同行支持炼干预的可行性.
- 探索这种干预措施的初步有效性.
主要方法:
- 招募了年长的女性癌症幸存者,他们有互联网接入和较低的体力活动.
- 参与者被配对并接受了同行支持指南,运动指南和Fitbit.
- 干预组 (AgeMatchPLUS) 每周与运动专业人士进行虚拟会议,持续10周;对照组 (AgeMatch) 使用自主指导的同行支持.
主要成果:
- 试点试验包括18名参与者 (9个二度;平均年龄72岁).
- 对AgeMatchPLUS的保留率 (100%) 和坚持率 (95%) 很高.
- AgeMatchPLUS在运动,社交支持和体育活动享受方面显示了初步的好处;AgeMatch组在坐立的重复方面有所改善.
结论:
- 基于虚拟合作伙伴的运动干预对于患有癌症的老年人来说是可行的.
- 干预表明了初步的积极影响,为未来的研究提供了信息.
- 这种方法可以帮助增加老年癌症幸存者的运动参与度.
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