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    Snacktivity™ to promote physical activity and reduce future risk of disease in the population: protocol for a feasibility randomised controlled trial and nested qualitative study

    Many people do not regularly participate in physical activity, which may negatively impact their health. Current physical activity guidelines are focused on promoting weekly accumulation of at least 150 min of...

    Amanda J. Daley, Ryan A. Griffin, Catherine A. Moakes in Pilot and Feasibility Studies (2023)

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    Snacktivity™ to Promote Physical Activity: a Qualitative Study

    Adults should achieve a minimum of 150 min of moderate-to-vigorous intensity physical activity per week, but many people do not achieve this. Changes to international guidance have removed the requirement to c...

    Natalie Tyldesley-Marshall in International Journal of Behavioral Medici… (2022)

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    Free Time For Wellness: a co-designed intervention utilizing social networks to encourage physical activity for cancer prevention among low resourced mothers

    Physical activity is central to chronic disease prevention. Low resource mothers face structural barriers preventing them from increasing their physical activity to reduce their chronic disease risk. We co-des...

    Lauren C. Houghton, Marley P. Gibbons, Jeanette Shekelle in BMC Public Health (2021)

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    Effects of a self-managed home-based walking intervention on psychosocial health outcomes for breast cancer patients receiving chemotherapy: a randomised controlled trial

    This study evaluated the effectiveness of a self-managed home-based moderate intensity walking intervention on psychosocial health outcomes among breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy.

    Kajal Gokal, Deborah Wallis, Samreen Ahmed, Ion Boiangiu in Supportive Care in Cancer (2016)

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    Can physical activity help to maintain cognitive functioning and psychosocial well-being among breast cancer patients treated with chemotherapy? A randomised controlled trial: study protocol

    Evidence suggests chemotherapy treatment for breast cancer is associated with side effects such as cognitive impairment in domains of memory, attention, concentration and executive function. Cognitive impairme...

    Kajal Gokal, Fehmidah Munir, Deborah Wallis, Samreen Ahmed in BMC Public Health (2015)