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A dance intervention for cancer survivors and their partners (RHYTHM)

Overview of attention for article published in Journal of Cancer Survivorship, January 2017
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Title
A dance intervention for cancer survivors and their partners (RHYTHM)
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Journal of Cancer Survivorship, January 2017
DOI 10.1007/s11764-016-0593-9
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Maria Pisu, Wendy Demark-Wahnefried, Kelly M. Kenzik, Robert A. Oster, Chee Paul Lin, Sharon Manne, Ronald Alvarez, Michelle Y. Martin

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to assess the feasibility, acceptability, and impact of a ballroom dance intervention on improving quality of life (QOL) and relationship outcomes in cancer survivors and their partners. We conducted a pilot randomized controlled trial with two arms (Restoring Health in You (and Your Partner) through Movement, RHYTHM): (1) immediate dance intervention and (2) delayed intervention (wait-list control). The intervention consisted of 10 private weekly dance lessons and 2 practice parties over 12 weeks. Main outcomes were physical activity (Godin Leisure-Time Exercise Questionnaire), functional capacity (6 Minute Walk Test), QOL (SF-36), Couples' trust (Dyadic Trust Scale), and other dyadic outcomes. Exit interviews were completed by all participating couples. Thirty-one women survivors (68% breast cancer) and their partners participated. Survivors were 57.9 years old on average and 22.6% African American. Partners had similar characteristics. RHYTHM had significant positive effects on physical activity (p = 0.05), on the mental component of QOL (p = 0.04), on vitality (p = 0.03), and on the dyadic trust scale (p = 0.04). Couples expressed satisfaction with the intervention including appreciating the opportunity to spend time and exercise together. Survivors saw this light-intensity physical activity as easing them into becoming more physically active. Light intensity ballroom dancing has the potential to improve cancer survivors' QOL. Larger trials are needed to build strong support for this ubiquitous and acceptable activity. Ballroom dance may be an important tool for cancer survivors to return to a physically active life and improve QOL and other aspects of their intimate life.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Unknown 214 100%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 32 15%
Student > Bachelor 29 14%
Researcher 23 11%
Student > Ph. D. Student 21 10%
Student > Postgraduate 8 4%
Other 26 12%
Unknown 75 35%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Nursing and Health Professions 34 16%
Sports and Recreations 22 10%
Medicine and Dentistry 19 9%
Psychology 15 7%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 8 4%
Other 28 13%
Unknown 88 41%
Attention Score in Context

Attention Score in Context

This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 4. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 11 November 2019.
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#7,000,433
of 22,940,083 outputs
Outputs from Journal of Cancer Survivorship
#507
of 978 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#131,140
of 421,478 outputs
Outputs of similar age from Journal of Cancer Survivorship
#11
of 16 outputs
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