TY - JOUR T1 - A home based, physical activity intervention increased physical activity, fitness, and vigour and reduced fatigue in sedentary women with early stage breast cancer JF - Evidence Based Nursing JO - Evid Based Nurs SP - 19 LP - 19 DO - 10.1136/ebn.9.1.19 VL - 9 IS - 1 A2 - , Y1 - 2006/01/01 UR - http://ebn.bmj.com/content/9/1/19.abstract N2 - Pinto BM, Frierson GM, Rabin C, et al. Home-based physical activity intervention for breast cancer patients. J Clin Oncol 2005;23:3577–87.OpenUrlAbstract/FREE Full Text Q Does a home based, physical activity (PA) intervention improve fitness and wellbeing in sedentary women with early stage breast cancer?Design:randomised controlled trial.Allocation:{concealed}.* Blinding:{unblinded}.*Follow up period:12 weeks.Setting:Rhode Island, USA.Patients:86 women who were ⩾18 years of age (mean age 53 y) and had been diagnosed with stage 0-II breast cancer in the previous 5 years; had completed surgery, chemotherapy, or radiation; were able to walk 1 mile without assistive devices; and were sedentary (exercised <1 time per wk for 20 min at vigorous intensity or <2 times per wk for 30 min at moderate intensity for the past 6 mo). Women with previous cancer (except non-melanoma skin cancer) or a medical or psychiatric illness that would make PA compliance difficult or dangerous were excluded.Intervention:43 women were allocated to home based PA, which comprised in-person instruction on … ER -