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Breast cancer survivors' beliefs and preferences regarding technology-supported sedentary behavior reduction interventions

doi: 10.3934/publichealth.2016.3.592. Epub 2016 Aug 16. Breast cancer survivors' beliefs and preferences regarding technology-supported sedentary behavior reduction interventions

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Breast cancer survivors' beliefs and preferences regarding technology-supported sedentary behavior reduction interventions

Gillian R Lloyd et al. AIMS Public Health. 2016.

doi: 10.3934/publichealth.2016.3.592. Epub 2016 Aug 16. Affiliations

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Purpose: Less time spent in sedentary behaviors is associated with improved health and disease outcomes in breast cancer survivors. However, little is known about survivors' interest in sedentary behavior reduction interventions and how to effectively reduce this risk behavior. The purpose of this study was to explore breast cancer survivors' interest in and preferences for technology-supported sedentary behavior reduction interventions.

Methods: Breast cancer survivors [n=279; Mage =60.7 (SD=9.7)] completed a battery of online questionnaires. Descriptive statistics were calculated for all data. To examine potential relationships between demographic, disease and behavioral factors, and survivors' interest in a technology-supported sedentary behavior reduction intervention, we conducted logistic regression analyses. These same factors were examined in relation to the perceptions of the effectiveness of such intervention using multiple regression analyses.

Results: On average, survivors spent 10.1 (SD=4.3) hours/day in sedentary activity. They believed prolonged periods of sedentary behavior were harmful to their health (87.0%) and that reducing sedentary behavior could improve their health (88.4%). Survivors believed they should move around after 30-60 (56.7%) or ≥60 (29.9%) minutes of sedentary behavior and indicated they were most likely to replace sedentary behaviors with walking around (97.1%) or walking in place (73.4%). The majority of survivors (79.9%) was interested in participating in a technology-supported sedentary behavior reduction intervention and indicated they would use a smartphone application (61.3%) 2-3 times/day (48.0%), 6 to 7 days/week (52.0%). Most survivors (73.5%) believed reminders would help them decrease sedentary behavior and preferred they be delivered after sitting for 60 minutes (60.5%) via vibrations on a wrist worn activity tracker (77.3%) or text messages (54.4%).

Conclusions: Technology-supported sedentary behavior reduction interventions may be feasible and acceptable to breast cancer survivors. Data regarding user preferences for content, features, delivery mode and design will aid researchers in developing sedentary interventions that are potentially more relevant and effective from the outset.

Keywords: breast cancer survivors; interventions; sedentary behavior; technology.

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Conflict of Interest All authors declare no conflicts of interest in this paper.

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