Remote interventions to improve exercise behaviour in sedentary people living with and beyond cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis

IBEGGAZENE, Saïd, TURNER, Rebecca, ROSARIO, Derek and BOURKE, Liam (2021). Remote interventions to improve exercise behaviour in sedentary people living with and beyond cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Cancer, 21 (1).

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Link to published version:: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-021-07989-0

Abstract

Abstract: Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has forced many cancer services to consider a transition to a remote format of delivery that is largely untested. Accordingly, we sought to perform a systematic review of the effects of remotely delivered interventions to improve exercise behaviour in sedentary adults living with and beyond cancer. Methods: Eligible studies were randomised controlled trials comparing a remotely delivered exercise intervention to a usual care comparison in sedentary people over 18 years old with a primary cancer diagnosis. Nine electronic databases were searched from inception to November 2020. Results: The review included three trials, totalling 186 participants. Two of the included trials incorporated prescriptions that meet current aerobic exercise recommendations, one of which also meets the guidelines for resistance exercise. No trials reported an intervention adherence of 75% or more for a set prescription that meets current exercise guidelines. Conclusion: There is little evidence suggesting that remote exercise interventions promote exercise behaviours or improve physical function in sedentary adults living with and beyond cancer. The development and evaluation of novel remote exercise interventions is needed to establish their usefulness for clinical practice. Given the social response to the COVID-19 pandemic, further research in this area is urgently needed.

Item Type: Article
Additional Information: ** From Springer Nature via Jisc Publications Router ** Licence for this article: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ **Journal IDs: eissn 1471-2407 **Article IDs: publisher-id: s12885-021-07989-0; manuscript: 7989 **History: collection 12-2021; published 24-03-2021; online 24-03-2021; registration 02-03-2021; accepted 01-03-2021; submitted 14-10-2020
Uncontrolled Keywords: Research Article, Survivorship, cancer burden and supportive therapy, Cancer survivorship, Physical activity, Exercise behaviour, Telerehabilitation, Systematic review, Meta-analysis
Identification Number: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-021-07989-0
SWORD Depositor: Colin Knott
Depositing User: Colin Knott
Date Deposited: 26 Mar 2021 16:58
Last Modified: 30 Mar 2021 12:03
URI: https://shura.shu.ac.uk/id/eprint/28442

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