Improved weight loss, nutrition, activity levels, and energy for breast cancer survivors

Women with curative-intent breast cancer received a survivorship care plan and enrolled in a 6-month program with Vida’s live coaching app.

Women with curative-intent breast cancer received a survivorship care plan and enrolled in a 6-month program with Vida’s live coaching app. A control group received the same information but, instead of access to the app, were given a self-guided toolkit. Of Vida users:

18% saw an improvement in their levels of strenuous activity

61% lost weight, compared with 36% in the control group

62% saw a reduction in fatigue symptoms
(compared with 49% in the control group)

81% were able to better adhere to a plant-based diet, compared to 51% in the control group

Research

Cairo J., Williams L., Bray L., Goetzke K., Perez A.C. (2020). Evaluation of a mobile health intervention to improve wellness outcomes for breast cancer survivors. J Patient Cent Res Rev, 7:313-22.

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