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Article: Effectiveness of an integrated adventure-based training and health education program in promoting regular physical activity among childhood cancer survivors
Title | Effectiveness of an integrated adventure-based training and health education program in promoting regular physical activity among childhood cancer survivors |
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Keywords | childhood cancer self-efficacy physical activity pediatric oncology Chinese adventure-based training |
Issue Date | 2013 |
Publisher | John Wiley & Sons Ltd. The Journal's web site is located at http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/jhome/5807 |
Citation | Psycho-Oncology, 2013, v. 22, n. 11, p. 2601-2610 How to Cite? |
Abstract | Background: There is growing concern about declining levels of physical activity in childhood cancer survivors. This study aimed to examine the effectiveness of an integrated adventure-based training and health education program in promoting changes in exercise behavior and enhancing the physical activity levels, self-efficacy, and quality of life of Hong Kong Chinese childhood cancer survivors. Methods: A randomized controlled trial, two-group pretest and repeated post-test, between-subjects design was conducted to 71 childhood cancer survivors (9- to 16-year-olds). Participants in the experimental group joined a 4-day integrated adventure-based training and health education program. Control group participants received the same amount of time and attention as the experimental group but not in such a way as to have any specific effect on the outcome measures. Participants' exercise behavior changes, levels of physical activity, self-efficacy, and quality of life were assessed at the time of recruitment, 3, 6, and 9 months after starting the intervention. Results: Participants in the experimental group reported statistically significant differences in physical activity stages of change (p < 0.001), higher levels of physical activity (p < 0.001) and self-efficacy (p = 0.04) than those in the control group. Besides, there were statistically significant mean differences (p < 0.001) in physical activity levels (-2.6), self-efficacy (-2.0), and quality of life (-4.3) of participants in the experimental group from baseline to 9 months after starting the intervention. Conclusions: The integrated adventure-based training and health education program was found to be effective in promoting regular physical activity among childhood cancer survivors. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/187642 |
ISSN | 2023 Impact Factor: 3.3 2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 1.136 |
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DC Field | Value | Language |
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dc.contributor.author | Li, WHC | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Chung, OK | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Ho, KY | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Chiu, SY | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Lopez, V | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2013-08-21T07:07:39Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2013-08-21T07:07:39Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2013 | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | Psycho-Oncology, 2013, v. 22, n. 11, p. 2601-2610 | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 1057-9249 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/187642 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Background: There is growing concern about declining levels of physical activity in childhood cancer survivors. This study aimed to examine the effectiveness of an integrated adventure-based training and health education program in promoting changes in exercise behavior and enhancing the physical activity levels, self-efficacy, and quality of life of Hong Kong Chinese childhood cancer survivors. Methods: A randomized controlled trial, two-group pretest and repeated post-test, between-subjects design was conducted to 71 childhood cancer survivors (9- to 16-year-olds). Participants in the experimental group joined a 4-day integrated adventure-based training and health education program. Control group participants received the same amount of time and attention as the experimental group but not in such a way as to have any specific effect on the outcome measures. Participants' exercise behavior changes, levels of physical activity, self-efficacy, and quality of life were assessed at the time of recruitment, 3, 6, and 9 months after starting the intervention. Results: Participants in the experimental group reported statistically significant differences in physical activity stages of change (p < 0.001), higher levels of physical activity (p < 0.001) and self-efficacy (p = 0.04) than those in the control group. Besides, there were statistically significant mean differences (p < 0.001) in physical activity levels (-2.6), self-efficacy (-2.0), and quality of life (-4.3) of participants in the experimental group from baseline to 9 months after starting the intervention. Conclusions: The integrated adventure-based training and health education program was found to be effective in promoting regular physical activity among childhood cancer survivors. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. | - |
dc.language | eng | en_US |
dc.publisher | John Wiley & Sons Ltd. The Journal's web site is located at http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/jhome/5807 | - |
dc.relation.ispartof | Psycho-Oncology | en_US |
dc.rights | Psycho-Oncology. Copyright © John Wiley & Sons Ltd. | - |
dc.rights | This is the accepted version of the following article: Psycho-Oncology, 2013, v. 22 n. 11, p. 2601-2610 , which has been published in final form at http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/pon.3326/abstract | - |
dc.subject | childhood cancer | - |
dc.subject | self-efficacy | - |
dc.subject | physical activity | - |
dc.subject | pediatric oncology | - |
dc.subject | Chinese | - |
dc.subject | adventure-based training | - |
dc.title | Effectiveness of an integrated adventure-based training and health education program in promoting regular physical activity among childhood cancer survivors | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
dc.identifier.email | Li, WHC: william3@hkucc.hku.hk | en_US |
dc.identifier.email | Chung, OK: joychung@hku.hk | en_US |
dc.identifier.authority | Li, WHC=rp00528 | en_US |
dc.identifier.authority | Chung, OK=rp00250 | en_US |
dc.description.nature | postprint | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1002/pon.3326 | - |
dc.identifier.pmid | 23733273 | - |
dc.identifier.scopus | eid_2-s2.0-84886383203 | - |
dc.identifier.hkuros | 218752 | en_US |
dc.identifier.volume | 22 | - |
dc.identifier.issue | 11 | - |
dc.identifier.spage | 2601 | - |
dc.identifier.epage | 2610 | - |
dc.identifier.isi | WOS:000326030300024 | - |
dc.publisher.place | United Kingdom | - |
dc.identifier.issnl | 1057-9249 | - |