From: Physical activity programming and counseling preferences among cancer survivors: a systematic review
Study | Design | Cancer Type | Interested in Physical Activity Program? | Program Start** | Physical Activity Most Interested In** | Counseling/Information Delivery** | Intensity | Physical Activity Companion** | Physical Activity Location** | Time of Day | Supervised/Instructed vs. Unsupervised/Self-paced Physical Activity | Ability to do Physical Activity Program |
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Arthur et al., (2016) [75] | Cross-sectional researcher-administered telephone survey (n=50) | Pancreatic | Yes (69.0%) (exercise and diet) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Unsupervised (50.0%) | -- |
Bélanger et al., (2012) [68] | Cross-sectional self-adminisered survey (n=588) | Mixed | Yes (48.0%) | 3-6 months after treatment (33.5%) | Walking (51.3%, 40.1% in summer and winter respectively) | Fitness expert from cancer center (49.6%) | -- | No preference (34.8%) | Community fitness center (53.5%) | -- | -- | Yes (62.2%) |
Blaney et al., (2013) [78] | Cross-sectional self-administered survey (n=456) | Mixed | Yes (50.2%) | One year or more after completion (33.9%) | Walking (76.7%) | Specialist nurse (35.0%) | Moderate (60.2%) | Other cancer survivors (40.8%) | No preference (38.8%) | Morning (36.6%) | -- | Yes (52.5%) |
Culos-Reed et al., (2017) [73] | Cross-sectional survey (n=16) | Brain (High Grade Glioma) | -- | During treatment (56.3%) | Walking (56.3%) | Exercise specialist from cancer center (62.5%) | Moderate (86.7%) | Alone (43.8%) | Home (42.9%) | Morning (53.3%) | Unsupervised/self-paced (71.4%) | -- |
Farrokhzadi et al. (2016) [65] | Cross-sectional self-administered survey (n=101) | Gynecologic | Yes (36%) | 3-6 months after treatment (26%), During treatment (23%) | Walking (71%), swimming (31%) | -- | -- | Family/friends (37%), alone (26%) | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Forbes et al., (2015) [69] | Cross-sectional self-administered survey (n=741) | Mixed | Yes (32.0%) | 3-6 months after treatment (34.0%) | Walking*∞ | Fitness expert from cancer center (51.0%) | Moderate (65.0%) | Friends (53.0%) | Outside around neighborhood (67.0%) | Morning (55.0%) | Unsupervised/self-paced (53.0%) | Yes (47.0%) |
Gjerset et al., (2011) [76] | Cross-sectional self-administered survey (n=1284) | Mixed | Yes (67.0%) | Immediately after treatment (46.0%) | Walking (33.0%) | Exercise specialist from cancer centre (53.0%) | Moderate (77.0%) | No preference (32.0%) | Community fitness center (35.0%) | Morning (34.0%) | Supervised (64.0%) | Yes (74.0%) |
Green et al., (2014) [70] | Cross-sectional self-administered survey (n=237) | Mixed | Yes (57.0%, prostate cancer); Yes (61.0%, breast cancer) | At diagnosis or soon after (prostate, 58.0%; breast, 49.0%) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Harrington et al., (2013) [54] | Cross-sectional researcher-administered interview (n=135) | Prostate | -- | -- | Walking (64.0%) | -- | Moderate (56.0%, 64.0% for aerobic exercise and muscle strengthening respectively) | Alone (37.0%, 43.0% for aerobic exercise and muscle strengthening respectively) | Home (52.0%, 55.0% for aerobic exercise and muscle strengthening respectively) | -- | Unsupervised (57.0%, 59.0%, for aerobic exercise and muscle strengthening respectively) | Yes (79.0%) |
Jones et al., (2002) [36] | Cross-sectional self-administered survey (n=307) | Mixed | -- | Before treatment (31.8%) | Walking (80.6%) | Exercise specialist from cancer centre (76.8%) | Moderate (56.1%) | Alone (43.6%) | At home (39.8%) | Morning (47.5%) | Unsupervised (57.4%) | -- |
Jones et al., (2007) [80] | Cross-sectional self-administered survey (n=106) | Brain | During Treatment: Yes (29.2%); After treatment: Yes (55.7%) | -- | During Treatment: Walking (51.0%); After Treatment: Walking (53.0%) | -- | -- | During Treatment: No preference (26.4%); After Treatment: Spouse/family (40.6%) | During Treatment: At home (25.5%); After Treatment: At home (43.4%) | -- | -- | During Treatment: Yes (30.2%); After Treatment: Yes (65.1%) |
Kartolo et al., (2016) [48] | Cross-sectional administrator unreported (n=60) | Lung | -- | -- | Walking (80.0%) | -- | -- | Alone (49.0%) | Home (67.0%) | -- | -- | -- |
Karvinen et al., (2006) [62] | Cross-sectional self-administered survey (n=386) | Endometrial | Yes (41.5%) | 3-6 months after treatment (39.3%) | Walking (68.6%) | Exercise specialist from cancer centre (40.9%) | Moderate (61.1%) | No preference (32.7%) | At home (32.7%); No preference (32.7%) | Morning (51.3%) | Supervised (53.1%) | Yes (46.4%) |
Karvinen et al., (2007) [74] | Cross-sectional self-administered survey (n=397) | Bladder | Yes (44.5%) | Immediately after treatment (39.1%) | Walking (81.1%) | Exercise specialist from cancer centre (40.1%) | Moderate (61.7%) | No preference (36.3%) | At home (53.7%) | Morning (36.6%) | Unsupervised (70.6%) | Yes (47.0%) |
Karvinen et al., (2011) [49] | Cross-sectional researcher-administered survey (n=91) | Breast | -- | -- | Walking (61.0%) | Exercise specialist from cancer centre (71.0%) | Moderate (47.0%) | Other cancer survivors (25.0%) | At home (37.0%) | -- | Supervised (66.0%) | -- |
Karvinen et al., (2016) [50] | Cross-sectional researcher-administered survey (n=43) | Lung | Yes (58.1%) | During chemotherapy (51.3%) | -- | Oncologist (27.0%) | Moderate (55.0%) | Family/friends (42.5%) | Home (56.8%) | -- | -- | Yes (58.1%) |
Leach et al., (2015) [85] | Cross-sectional self-administered survey (n=66) | Lung | -- | Before treatment (25.7%) | Walking (79.5%) | Exercise specialist from cancer centre (59.4%) | Moderate (62.2%) | In group of cancer survivors (28.6%) | Cancer exercise center (26.8%) | Morning (56.1%) | Supervised (62.2%) | -- |
Lin et al., (2013) [82] | Cross-sectional self-administered or researcher-administered survey (n=81) | Lung | Yes (70.4%) | 3-6 months after treatment (23.5%) | Walking (88.9%) | No preference (49.4%) | -- | Alone (44.4%) | Outdoors (54.3%) | Early morning (53.1%) | Unsupervised (64.2%) | Yes (69.1%) |
Lowe et al., (2010) [51] | Cross-sectional researcher-administered survey (n=50) | Mixed | Yes (78.0%,) | -- | Walking (64.0%) | -- | -- | Alone (54.0%) | Home (84.0%) | Morning (40.0%) | -- | Yes (58.0%) |
Lowe et al., (2016) [47] | Cross-sectional researcher-administered survey (n=27) | Mixed | Yes (19.0%) | -- | Walking (45.0%) | -- | -- | Family/friends (29%); No preference (29%) | Home (58.0%) | Morning (52.0%) | -- | Yes (39%) |
McGowan et al., (2013) [71] | Cross-sectional self-administered survey (n=600) | Colorectal | Yes (47.0%) | 3-6 months after treatment (28.0%) | Walking or hiking (49.0%, 37.0% in summer and winter respectively) | Fitness expert from cancer center (47.0%) | -- | No preference (32.0%) | Home (56.0%) | -- | -- | Yes (50.0%) |
Midgley et al. (2017) [81] | Cross-sectional self-administered survey (n=437) | Head and Neck | Yes (30%); Maybe (34%) | No preference (30%); Not sure (22%); 1 year or more after treatment (18%) | Walking (68%); Flexibiity exercises (35%) | -- | Moderate (49%) | -- | Home (55%); Outdoors (46%) | -- | -- | Yes (90% of participants with strong interest; 30% of participants with lesser interest) |
Murnane et al., (2012) [52] | Cross-sectional self-administered survey (n=92) | Mixed | -- | Before treatment (41.3%) | -- | Exercise specialist/physiotherapist associated with cancer center (44.0%) | -- | -- | Home (52.9%) | -- | -- | -- |
Paxton et al., (2014) [58] | Cross-sectional self-administered survey (n=475) | Breast | Yes/Maybe (67.0%) | -- | Walking (32.0-43.0%) | -- | -- | No preference (64.0%) | -- | -- | -- | Yes/maybe (90.0%) |
Philip et al., (2014) [53] | Cross-sectional telephone and mail survey (n=175) | Lung | Yes (52.0%) | Before treatment (60.0%) | Walking (42.0%) | Physician (80.0%) | Moderate (44.0%) | No preference (49.0%) | At a gym (29.0%) | -- | -- | Yes (74.0%) |
Phillips et al. (2017) [66] | Cross-sectional self-administered survey (n=270) | Breast | -- | -- | Walking (69.5%); resistance training (68.1%) | Exercise specialist from cancer center (30.2%) (preference for remotely delivered counseling) | -- | Combination of alone and group sessions (57.7%) | Outdoors (36.2%); home (25.1%), health club (24.4%) | -- | Supervised by an exercise specialist initially, then unsupervised (26.3%), Supervised by an exercise specialist (25.5%) | -- |
Rogers et al., (2007) [57] | Cross-sectional researcher-administered (n=23) | Breast | -- | -- | Walking (100.0%) | -- | Moderate (61.0%) | Alone (44.0%) | Home (48.0%) | Early evening or at night (39.0%) | Unsupervised (57.0%) | -- |
Rogers et al., (2008) [56] | Cross-sectional self-administered survey (n=192) | Breast | Yes (38.0%) | -- | Walking (65.0%) | No preference (40.0%) | Moderate (64.0%) | Alone (41.0%) | Home (36.0%) | Morning (52.0%) | Unsupervised (49.0%) | Yes (64.0%) |
Rogers et al., (2009a) [79] | Cross-sectional self-administered survey (n=90) | Head and Neck | Yes (33.0%) | -- | Walking (47.0%, 44.0% in summer and winter respectively) | No preference (66.0%) | Moderate (50.0%) | Alone (50.0%) | Outdoors (47.0%) | Morning (47.0%) | Unsupervised (55.0%) | Yes (51.0%) |
Rogers et al., (2009b) [59] | Cross-sectional self-administered survey (n=483) | Breast | Yes (33.0%) | -- | Walking (55.0%, 41.0% in summer and winter respectively) | No preference (49.0%) | Moderate (65.0%) | Alone (41.0%) | Home (38.0%) | Morning (53.0%) | Unsupervised (47.0%) | Yes (55.0%) |
Stevinson et al., (2009) [64] | Cross-sectional self-administered survey (n=359) | Ovarian | Yes (53.8%) | 3-6 months after treatment (25.8%) | Walking (62.7%) | -- | -- | Friends/family (30.5%) | Home (48.9%) | Morning (48.9%) | -- | Yes (64.6%) |
Sturgeon et al. (2017) [67] | Cross-sectional researcher-administered survey (n=67) | Breast | Yes (76.2%) | -- | -- | Cancer exercise specialist (47.7%) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Tirado-Gomez et al., (2016) [60] | Cross-sectional self-administered survey (n=50) | Breast | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Group setting (72.0%) | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Trinh et al., (2012) [72] | Cross-sectional self-administered survey (n=703) | Kidney | Yes (43.8%) | 3-6 months after treatment (36.5%) | Walking (69.4% summer, 48.2% winter) | Fitness expert from cancer center (55.7%) | Moderate (58.4%) | Spouse (39.2%) | Home (52.0%) | Morning (58.3%) | Unsupervised/self-paced (59.2%) | Yes (48.0%) |
Tyrrell et al., (2014) [63] | Cross-sectional self-administered survey (n=239) | Gynecologic | Yes (37.0%) | 3-6 months after treatment (68.0%) | Walking (95.0%) | -- | Moderate (84.0%) | Alone (79.0%) | Home (81.0%) | Morning (79.0%) | Supervised (72.0%) | Yes (46.0%) |
Vallance et al., (2006) [77] | Cross-sectional self-administered survey (n=431) | Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma | Yes (55.4%) | 3-6 months after treatment (38.2%) | Walking (55.0%) | -- | Moderate (62.0%) | No preference (34.0%) | Home (42.6%) | Morning (41.3%) | Unsupervised (58.8%) | Yes (52.9%) |
Vallance et al., (2013) [61] | Cross-sectional self-administered survey (n=524) | Breast | Yes (48.8%) | Immediately after treatment (41.1%) | Walking (51.1%) | Physical activity specialist (36.8%) | Moderate (65.8%) | Other women my age (33.5%) | Community fitness center (57.6%) | Morning (59.0%) | Supervised/instructed (58.7%) | Yes (50.8%) |