TY - JOUR
T1 - Effects of personalized exercise prescriptions and social media delivered through mobile health on cancer survivors’ physical activity and quality of life
AU - Gao, Zan
AU - Ryu, Suryeon
AU - Zhou, Wanjiang
AU - Adams, Kaitlyn
AU - Hassan, Mohamed
AU - Zhang, Rui
AU - Blaes, Anne
AU - Wolfson, Julian
AU - Sun, Ju
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023
PY - 2023/11
Y1 - 2023/11
N2 - Purpose: This study aimed to examine the effects of a multi-component mobile health intervention (wearable, apps, and social media) on cancer survivors’ (CS') physical activity (PA), quality of life, and PA determinants compared to exercise prescription only, social media only, and attention control conditions. Methods: A total of 126 CS (age = 60.37 ± 7.41 years, mean ± SD) were recruited from the United States. The study duration was 6 months and participants were randomly placed into 4 groups. All participants received a Fitbit tracker and were instructed to install its companion app to monitor their daily PA. They (1) received previously established weekly personalized exercise prescriptions via email, (2) received weekly Facebook health education and interacted with one another, (3) received both Conditions 1 and 2, or (4) were part of the control condition, meaning they adopted usual care. CS PA daily steps, quality of life (i.e., physical health and mental health), and PA determinants (e.g., self-efficacy, social support) were measured at baseline, 3 months, and 6 months. Results: The final sample size included 123 CS. The results revealed only the multi-component condition had greater improvements in PA daily steps than the control condition post-intervention (95% confidence interval (95%CI): 368–2951; p < 0.05). Similarly, those in the multi-component condition had significantly greater increased physical health than the control condition (95%CI: –0.41 to –0.01; p < 0.05) over time. In addition, the social media condition had significantly greater increased perceived social support than the control condition (95%CI: 0.01–0.93; p < 0.05). No other significant differences on outcomes were identified. Conclusion: The study findings suggest that the implementation of a multi-component mobile health intervention had positive effects on CS PA steps and physical health. Also, offering social media intervention has the potential to improve CS perceived social support.
AB - Purpose: This study aimed to examine the effects of a multi-component mobile health intervention (wearable, apps, and social media) on cancer survivors’ (CS') physical activity (PA), quality of life, and PA determinants compared to exercise prescription only, social media only, and attention control conditions. Methods: A total of 126 CS (age = 60.37 ± 7.41 years, mean ± SD) were recruited from the United States. The study duration was 6 months and participants were randomly placed into 4 groups. All participants received a Fitbit tracker and were instructed to install its companion app to monitor their daily PA. They (1) received previously established weekly personalized exercise prescriptions via email, (2) received weekly Facebook health education and interacted with one another, (3) received both Conditions 1 and 2, or (4) were part of the control condition, meaning they adopted usual care. CS PA daily steps, quality of life (i.e., physical health and mental health), and PA determinants (e.g., self-efficacy, social support) were measured at baseline, 3 months, and 6 months. Results: The final sample size included 123 CS. The results revealed only the multi-component condition had greater improvements in PA daily steps than the control condition post-intervention (95% confidence interval (95%CI): 368–2951; p < 0.05). Similarly, those in the multi-component condition had significantly greater increased physical health than the control condition (95%CI: –0.41 to –0.01; p < 0.05) over time. In addition, the social media condition had significantly greater increased perceived social support than the control condition (95%CI: 0.01–0.93; p < 0.05). No other significant differences on outcomes were identified. Conclusion: The study findings suggest that the implementation of a multi-component mobile health intervention had positive effects on CS PA steps and physical health. Also, offering social media intervention has the potential to improve CS perceived social support.
KW - Daily steps
KW - Exercise app
KW - Fitbit
KW - Health wearable
KW - Physical activity determinants
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jshs.2023.07.002
DO - 10.1016/j.jshs.2023.07.002
M3 - Article
C2 - 37467931
AN - SCOPUS:85170434281
SN - 2095-2546
VL - 12
SP - 705
EP - 714
JO - Journal of Sport and Health Science
JF - Journal of Sport and Health Science
IS - 6
ER -