%0 Journal Article
%@ 1532-4796
%A Eakin, Elizabeth
%A Lawler, Sheleigh P.
%A Winkler, Elisabeth
%A Hayes, Sandra C.
%D 2011
%F quteprints:48071
%I Springer Verlag
%J Annals of Behavioral Medicine
%K Breast Cancer
%K Physical Activity
%K Behavior Change Intervention
%K Telephone
%K Rural
%K Randomized Trial
%R 10.1007/s12160-011-9324-7
%T A randomized trial of a telephone-delivered exercise intervention for non-urban dwelling women newly diagnosed with breast cancer : exercise for health
%U https://eprints.qut.edu.au/48071/
%X 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.     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.     A randomized controlled trial comparing an 8-month intervention delivered by exercise physiologists (n = 73) to usual care (n = 70).     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.     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.