title: A randomized trial of a telephone-delivered exercise intervention for non-urban dwelling women newly diagnosed with breast cancer: exercise for health.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Physical activity is important following breast cancer. Trials of non-face-to-face interventions are needed to assist in reaching women living outside major metropolitan areas.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  This study seeks to evaluate the feasibility and effectiveness of a telephone-delivered, mixed aerobic and resistance exercise intervention for non-urban Australian women with breast cancer.
  
  
  METHODS
  A randomized controlled trial comparing an 8-month intervention delivered by exercise physiologists (n = 73) to usual care (n = 70).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Sixty-one percent recruitment rate and 96% retention at 12 months; 79% of women in the intervention group received at least 75% of calls; odds (OR, 95% CI) of meeting intervention targets favored the intervention group for resistance training (OR 3.2; 1.2, 8.9) and aerobic (OR 2.1; 0.8, 5.5) activity.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Given the limited availability of physical activity programs for non-urban women with breast cancer, results provide strong support for feasibility and modest support for the efficacy of telephone-delivered interventions.
authors: School of Population Health, Cancer Prevention Research Centre, The University of Queensland, Herston, Australia. e.eakin@uq.edu.au
authors: Elizabeth G
authors: EG
authors: Eakin
authors: Sheleigh P
authors: SP
authors: Lawler
authors: Elisabeth A H
authors: EA
authors: Winkler
authors: Sandra C
authors: SC
authors: Hayes
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001315:Australia; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000523:psychology*; D015444:Exercise / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D019114:Remote Consultation; D013689:Telephone; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014930:Women