In cancer setting, physical exercise has emerged as an important factor to control cancer-related symptoms and improve patients' quality of life. In addition, the correlation between physical activity and survival is recently consolidating. Nevertheless, several previous studies have shown that the majority of cancer patients are insufficiently active. Written information, for example a guidebook, may be a good oppurtunity, to improve lifestyle. Developing and testing an exercise guidebook, based on Theory of Planned Behavior and specifically designed for cancer patients, may be an effective tool to deliver information and increase physical activity level in this population.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
25
The participants will receive the written exercise guidebook and a counselling by kinesiologist. Moreover, they will be instructed how to increase their physical activity level.
University of Verona
Verona, Italy
RECRUITINGPhysical activity level - using Godin's Leisure Time Exercise Questionnaire (GLTEQ)
Time frame: Change from baseline physical activity level at 4 weeks
quality of life - using European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Core Questionnaire" (EORTC QLQ C-30)
Time frame: Change from baseline physical activity level at 4 weeks
Sedentary behavior - using Sedentary Behaviour Questionnaire (SBQ)
Time frame: Change from baseline physical activity level at 4 weeks
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