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A Digitally Mediated Occupational Therapy Program to Increase Physical Activity in Urban and Rural Breast Cancer Survivors Who Have Undergone Breast-conserving Surgery or Mastectomy

For this pilot project, we are evaluating a novel 8-week telehealth-delivered occupational therapy (OT) program among breast cancer survivors that aims to promote engagement in aerobic physical activity and muscle strengthening exercise.

The telehealth-based delivery of this OT program circumvents some barriers to OT access and participation (e.g., time burden; distance to OT clinic) among breast cancer survivors—particularly important for Oklahoma given that 33% of residents live in rural areas.

Additionally, the focus of this program is to promote the preferred aerobic physical activity and muscle strengthening exercise choices of each individual survivor to increase the likelihood of long-term physical activity engagement. In turn, participants will be more likely to experience the longer-term benefits associated with physical activity such as improved physical functioning, reduced anxiety, depressive, and pain symptoms, better sleep, and better cardiorespiratory fitness.