Pedometer-facilitated walking intervention shows promising effectiveness for reducing cancer fatigue: A pilot randomized trial

Clinical Rehabilitation

Volumn 28, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 1198-1209

  Mayo, Nancy E ^a   Moriello, Carolina ^a   Scott, Susan C ^a   Dawes, Diana ^b   Auais, Mohammad ^c   Chasen, Martin ^d  

^a ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cancer; exercise; fatigue; pedometers; personalized

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CANADA; COMPLICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICES; FATIGUE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PHYSIOLOGIC MONITORING; PHYSIOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VERY ELDERLY; WALKING;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EXERCISE THERAPY; FATIGUE; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; NEOPLASMS; PILOT PROJECTS; QUEBEC; WALKING;

EID: 84921656246     PISSN: 02692155     EISSN: 14770873     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269215514536209     Document Type: Article

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