health sciences Michael Rovito and Keith Brazendale in 麻豆原创/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152414/u2019s Department of Health Sciences are conducting a 6-month intervention study, which is funded by the Florida Department of Health Cancer Innovation Fund./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152414/nThe National Cancer Institute estimates survival rates for testicular cancer are high, as about 10,000 men are diagnosed each year and fewer than 5% die from the disease /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152414/u2014 underscoring the need to improve quality of life for these patients./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152414/n
/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152414/u201cOur focus is on finding ways to improve the quality of life for these survivors, and to improve their mental, emotional and social health,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152414/u201d says Rovito, who has researched testicular cancer and men/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152414/u2019s health for nearly two decades./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152414/n
A New Approach to Survivorship Care/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152414/n Previous survivorship programs have often focused on high-intensity exercise, which can be difficult for patients managing recovery, work and family demands. To develop a more sustainable path to recovery, Rovito and Brazendale are testing a uniquely designed intervention in Florida, known as the Physical Activity and Connectivity for Testicular Cancer Survivors (PACT) program./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152414/n
PACT combines low-impact, remote, physical activity with an online support network to help survivors navigate psychosocial challenges. Participants engage in regular low-intensity physical activity, such as walking or taking the stairs, and track their progress using Fitbit devices. The devices provide real-time feedback, allowing researchers to set weekly goals and offer personalized guidance. This feedback loop helps participants stay engaged while building sustainable habits./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152414/n
/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152414/u201cWe/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152414/u2019re seeking an intervention they can do for the rest of their lives,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152414/u201d Brazendale says. /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152414/u201cWe want these healthy supports to become habit./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152414/u201d/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152414/n
Support Beyond Physical Recovery/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152414/n Connected through Zoom sessions, PACT program participants receive personalized counsel and encouragement from the researchers directly. They also take part in virtual peer-support sessions led by a social worker and a survivor advocate trained in trauma-informed care. Monthly sessions include breathwork, meditation and discussions on common concerns such as fertility, relationship changes and fear of recurrence./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152414/nAssociate Professor of Health Science Keith Brazendale/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152414/n/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152414/u201cThe online support session provides coping strategies and tools for the participants to use during the day, when they can feel anxious or depressed or overwhelmed,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152414/u201d Rovito says./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152414/n
Outside of the meetings, researchers stay in touch regularly with individual messages to participants, sending tailored motivational text messages./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152414/n
/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152414/u201cOur hope is that we are providing realistic physical activity changes that are sustainable when the monitoring ends,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152414/u201d says Brazendale. /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152414/u201cWe want these survivors to have adopted habits and skills that result in them being healthier over the long-term./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152414/u201d/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152414/n
The researchers say they hope to expand the program to other cancer survivor groups and integrate it into broader survivorship care across Florida, while securing additional funding for larger-scale trials./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152414/n
/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152414/nThe Feasibility of the Physical Activity and Connectivity for Testicular Cancer Survivors (PACT) program is supported by a grant from the Florida Department of Health Cancer Innovation Fund grant number 25C33. /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152414/n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"With 95% of testicular cancer survivors surviving, two health sciences researchers are exploring interventions for Florida patients that includes low-impact activity, wearable technology and online support sessions./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152414/n","protected":false},"author":57,"featured_media":152415,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"lazy_load_responsive_images_disabled":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":"","_wp_rev_ctl_limit":""},"categories":[12,23],"tags":[16873,54117,22543,54865,6704,14916,54937],"tu_author":[],"class_list":["post-152414","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-health","category-research","tag-college-of-health-professions-and-sciences","tag-department-of-health-sciences","tag-healthcare","tag-keith-brazendale","tag-michael-rovito","tag-research","tag-ucfs-department-of-health-sciences"],"yoast_head":"/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152414/n
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