Satisfaction of a virtually delivered supervised exercise program specific to breast cancer survivors on endocrine therapy
ABSTRACT
Background:
Only 11% of breast cancer survivors currently meet the exercise oncology guidelines, and the restrictions to gyms and time outside of home related to the COVID-19 pandemic may have aggravated this situation. To address this, we are testing the efficacy of a twice-week, eight-week, supervised, synchronous exercise program delivered virtually for participants diagnosed with breast cancer, called the BE-FIT program.
Objective:
To examine the preliminary participant's satisfaction in participating in the BE-FIT program.
Methods:
Participants are asked to complete a "Participant Satisfaction Questionnaire" using a range of 1-5 for each question (1 represents “very difficult”, 2 “difficult”, 3 “neutral”, 4 “easy”, and 5 “very easy”). The questions were related to the: level of difficulty to access classes; level of clarity of information received during classes; level of capacity to continue practicing exercises independently after finishing the exercise program; and level of how likely would recommend the program to a friend.
Results:
For the on-going efficacy trial, we have collected responses from 40 participants. The participants reported that it was “very easy” and “easy” to access and participate in the virtual exercise session (63% and 37%, respectively). When asked if the information received from the exercise training was clear and easy to understand during virtual exercise sessions, 93% reported “very easy”, and the remainder reported “easy”. Regarding continuing the exercise independently with the content learned in the program, 87% of participants reported “very easy” or “easy” (31% and 56%, respectively), and 13% reported “neutral”. Lastly, 80% of participants reported “very easy” to recommend the BE-FIT program to a friend, 18% reported “easy”, and 2% reported “neutral”.
Conclusions:
A virtually-delivered supervised program seems to be an excellent alternative to in-person supervised exercise programs to provide easy access and clear information during the classes with potential influence on the future practice of exercises. Clinical Trial: NCT04824339
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