Rural-urban differences in health behaviors and outcomes among older, overweight, long-term cancer survivors in the RENEW randomized control trial.
Marquita S GraySuzanne E JuddRichard SloaneDenise C SnyderPaige E MillerWendy Demark-WahnefriedPublished in: Cancer causes & control : CCC (2019)
The RENEW intervention reduced declines in physical health and functioning among RCS to a significantly greater extent than for urban cancer survivors. All survivors significantly improved intakes of F&V and saturated fat, and endurance exercise; however, lower percentages of rural versus urban survivors met goal suggesting that more intensive interventions may be needed for RCS.
Keyphrases
- young adults
- physical activity
- mental health
- public health
- healthcare
- south africa
- high intensity
- randomized controlled trial
- resistance training
- health information
- open label
- adipose tissue
- double blind
- skeletal muscle
- tyrosine kinase
- type diabetes
- weight loss
- placebo controlled
- body mass index
- phase iii
- metabolic syndrome
- body composition
- study protocol