The purpose of the study is to determine the impact of a physical activity intervention on the self-management of fatigue in young adults receiving chemotherapy. Half of the participants will receive an intervention which includes education and resources to set physical activity goals and monitor progress toward goals.
Interventions to increase physical activity have been shown to relieve fatigue in patients receiving chemotherapy, but no studies have tested a physical activity intervention to improve fatigue in young adults receiving chemotherapy. This study will determine the impact of a physical activity intervention on the self-management process variables of self-efficacy and self-regulation and their relationships to physical activity and fatigue severity in young adults receiving chemotherapy.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
47
Intervention group participants will meet with a study facilitator during 5 regularly scheduled visits for chemotherapy. The facilitator will provide education about the benefits of physical activity and strategies to overcome barriers to physical activity, help the participants to set physical activity goals based on ability and preferences, and educate the participant on using a physical activity tracker.
Froedtert Hospital
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
Children's Hospital of Wisconsin
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
Self-efficacy for Physical Activity
Physical Activity Assessment Inventory (Haas \& Northam, 2010) The scale measures confidence to be physically active under various conditions. Scores range from 0=cannot do at all to 100=certain can do.
Time frame: Completion of post-study measures (average 15 weeks)
Self-regulation of Physical Activity
Index of Self-Regulation (Yeom et al., 2011) The scale measures self-regulation skills, including processing information, monitoring performance, and taking action to meet goals. Scores range from 1 to 6, with higher scores indicating agreement that the individual has these skills.
Time frame: Completion of post-study measures (average 15 weeks)
Steps Per Day
Measured by accelerometer
Time frame: Completion of post-study measures (average 15 weeks)
Fatigue Severity
Measured with PROMIS - Fatigue Short Form Fatigue severity is measured over the past 7 days from 1=never to 5=always. The raw scores are converted to T-scores, where 50=average fatigue in the general population. Higher scores indicate greater fatigue severity.
Time frame: Completion of end-of-study measures (average 15 weeks)
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