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The Development of the MedEx IMPACT Intervention: A Patient-Centered, Evidenced Based and Theoretically-Informed Physical Activity Behavior Change Intervention for Individuals Living With and Beyond Cancer

Cantwell, Mairéad orcid logoORCID: 0000-0002-3183-9138, Walsh, Deirdre orcid logoORCID: 0000-0003-4255-299X, Furlong, Bróna orcid logoORCID: 0000-0003-4552-0555, Moyna, Niall orcid logoORCID: 0000-0003-1061-8528, McCaffrey, Noel orcid logoORCID: 0000-0003-0950-2157 and Woods, Catherine orcid logoORCID: 0000-0002-0892-6591 (2020) The Development of the MedEx IMPACT Intervention: A Patient-Centered, Evidenced Based and Theoretically-Informed Physical Activity Behavior Change Intervention for Individuals Living With and Beyond Cancer. Cancer Control, 27 . ISSN 1073-2748

Abstract
Regular physical activity (PA) can address many of the negative side effects experienced by individuals following cancer treatment and support the optimization of physical and psychosocial well-being. However, many survivors of cancer are not sufficiently active to achieve these health benefits. The purpose of this study was to describe the development of a physical activity behavior change (PABC) intervention, MedEx IMPACT (IMprove Physical Activity after Cancer Treatment), which aims to increase cancer survivors’ PA levels. A review of the literature and focus groups with survivors of cancer were conducted in order to generate recommendations to inform the intervention development process. This process was guided and informed by: (1) the Medical Research Council’s (MRC) framework for the development, evaluation, and implementation of complex interventions, (2) the Behaviour Change Wheel (BCW), and (3) the Theoretical Domains Framework (TDF). Recommendations for strategies to support habitual PA and adherence to community-based exercise programs, generated by survivors of cancer who participated in 7 focus groups (n ¼ 41), were synthesized with 13 statements of findings that were generated from 10 studies included within the review of the literature. Detailed mapping exercises are presented which outline the link between these sources, the MRC framework, the BCW and TDF, and the intervention content. MedEx IMPACT is the first PABC intervention for survivors of cancer to be developed through the application of the MRC framework, BCW, and TDF. The next phase in this research is to test the acceptability and effectiveness of MedEx IMPACT.
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Item Type:Article (Published)
Refereed:Yes
Uncontrolled Keywords:physical activity; behavior change; intervention; cancer
Subjects:Medical Sciences > Health
DCU Faculties and Centres:DCU Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Science and Health > School of Health and Human Performance
Publisher:SAGE Publications
Official URL:https://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1073274820906124
Copyright Information:© 2020 The Authors. Open Access (CC-BY-NC 4.0)
Funders:Irish Cancer Society [CRS15COO]
ID Code:27376
Deposited On:22 Jul 2022 13:21 by Thomas Murtagh . Last Modified 10 Jan 2023 15:47
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