In the authors' words
“Recruitment into a walking intervention is feasible (a priory target of N = 60) in women during treatment for MBC, but retention at 3 months follow-up fell short (77% versus a priori 80%), yet there were potential benefits in general and physical well-being and mental health.”
What was measured
- Quality of life Reported an improvement
About the study
- Type
- Before-and-after study
- Who took part
- Midlife women, breast cancer survivors
- How many
- 52
- How long
- 26 weeks
- Exercise
- Walking
- Cited
- 8 times, per Europe PMC
- PubMed ID
- 36398879
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