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"My Body, My Rhythm, My Voice": a Community Dance Intervention Engaging Breast Cancer Survivors in Physical Activity in a Middle-income Country
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating My Body, My Rhythm, My Voice for Physical Inactivity and Breast Cancer. Completed, enrolled 64 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
Interventions to promote physical activity among women breast cancer survivors (BCS) in low to middle-income countries are limited. We conducted a study to assess the acceptability and preliminary effectiveness of an 8-week, 3 times/week group dance intervention for BCS delivered in Bogotá, Colombia. The effect of the intervention on participants' physical activity levels, motivation to engage in physical activity, and quality of life were evaluated, and interviews were thematically analyzed to assess program acceptability.
Study Details
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Interventions
My Body was a behavioral intervention informed by the social cognitive and self-determination theories. Based on the discussions and a systematic review of the literature, we designed the 8-week, 3 times/week rumba physical activity intervention. The goal of the intervention was to gradually increase all participants' physical activity levels to achieve significant health benefits. As part of the physical activity intervention, participants were also taught by their instructor during each class how to utilize behavioral and cognitive self-regulatory skills to increase and maintain their physical activity participation. Examples of such skills were action planning, coping planning, counter conditioning, self-evaluation, among others.