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Home-based physical activity intervention for colorectal cancer survivorsBernardine M Pinto
Centers for Behavioral and Preventive Medicine, The Miriam Hospital, Providence, RI 02903, USA
Psychooncology 22:54-64. 2013..The efficacy of a home-based physical activity (PA) intervention for colorectal cancer patients versus contact control was evaluated in a randomized controlled trial...
Health behaviors during and after a cancer diagnosisBernardine M Pinto
Centers for Behavioral and Preventive Medicine, Brown Medical School and Miriam Hospital, Lifespan Academic Medical Center, One Hoppin Street, Coro Building, Suite 500, Providence, Rhode Island 02903, USA
Cancer 104:2614-23. 2005..They described the prevalence of these behaviors, reviewed the effects of interventions designed to alter unhealthy behaviors, and discussed the implications and future directions for this emerging area of research...- Lifestyle and coronary heart disease preventionBernardine M Pinto
Centers for Behavioral and Preventive Medicine, Miriam Hospital, Providence, RI 02903, USA
Prim Care 32:947-61. 2005..Nonetheless, the role of behavioral strategies for changing individual and multiple risk behaviors has been recognized. A simple framework for brief counseling by primary care clinicians is presented in the form of the 5A's... - A pilot study on disseminating physical activity promotion among cancer survivors: a brief reportBernardine M Pinto
Miriam Hospital and Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, USA
Psychooncology 17:517-21. 2008..This pilot study demonstrated that it was feasible for trained volunteers to deliver a telephone-based PA intervention to breast cancer survivors, and there were positive effects on survivors' PA behavior and psychological outcomes... 
Methodologic issues in exercise intervention research in oncologyBernardine M Pinto
Centers for Behavioral and Preventive Medicine, Coro Bldg, Suite 500, One Hoppin St, Providence, RI 02903, USA
Semin Oncol Nurs 23:297-304. 2007..To review randomized controlled trials that offered exercise interventions for adults diagnosed and treated for cancer related to design, sample, type of intervention, and outcomes...- Maintenance of effects of a home-based physical activity program among breast cancer survivorsBernardine M Pinto
The Miriam Hospital, Centers for Behavioral and Preventive Medicine, Providence, RI 02903, USA
Support Care Cancer 16:1279-89. 2008..This paper presents follow-up of a home-based PA program for women treated for early-stage breast cancer... - Theories underlying health promotion interventions among cancer survivorsBernardine M Pinto
Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA
Semin Oncol Nurs 24:153-63. 2008..To review the theories that have been the basis for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) promoting health behavior change among adults diagnosed and treated for cancer... - Home-based exercise among cancer survivors: adherence and its predictorsBernardine M Pinto
Miriam Hospital and Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI 02903, USA
Psychooncology 18:369-76. 2009..Evidence of the benefits of exercise for those treated for cancer has led to exercise interventions for this population. Some have questioned whether cancer patients offered a home-based intervention adhere to the exercise prescribed... - Physical activity motivation and cancer survivorshipBernardine M Pinto
Centers for Behavioral and Preventive Medicine, Coro Bldg, Suite 500, One Hoppin Street, Providence, RI, 02903, USA
Recent Results Cancer Res 186:367-87. 2011..There is scope for understanding the determinants of physical activity adoption in various cancer survivor populations. Much more needs to done to identify the determinants of maintenance of physical activity... - Maintenance of exercise after phase II cardiac rehabilitation: a randomized controlled trialBernardine M Pinto
Centers for Behavioral and Preventive Medicine, Miriam Hospital, One Hoppin Street, Providence RI 02903, USA
Am J Prev Med 41:274-83. 2011..Patients who have completed Phase II cardiac rehabilitation have low rates of maintenance of exercise after program completion, despite the importance of sustaining regular exercise to prevent future cardiac events... - Randomized controlled trial of physical activity counseling for older primary care patientsBernardine M Pinto
Centers for Behavioral and Preventive Medicine, Miriam Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island 02903, USA
Am J Prev Med 29:247-55. 2005..Regular physical activity reduces the risk for chronic diseases among older adults. Older adults are likely to be seen by primary care clinicians who can play a role in promoting physical activity among their patients... - Activity counseling by primary care physiciansB M Pinto
Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Brown University School of Medicine, Providence, Rhode Island 02906, USA
Prev Med 27:506-13. 1998..This paper outlines an integration of two theoretical models that have potential for enhancing behavior change, and it describes specific techniques for physicians interested in promoting a more active lifestyle among their patients... - Changes in self-efficacy and decisional balance for exercise among obese women in a weight management programB M Pinto
Miriam Hospital and Brown University School of Medicine, Providence, RI 02906, USA
Obes Res 7:288-92. 1999..RESEARCH METHOD AND PROCEDURES: Thirty-two obese women were assessed at entry and after 12 weeks of treatment... - Motivation to modify lifestyle risk behaviors in women treated for breast cancerBernardine M Pinto
Center for Behavioral and Preventive Medicine, Miriam Hospital and Brown University School of Medicine, Providence, RI 02903, USA
Mayo Clin Proc 77:122-9. 2002..To determine motivators of health behaviors (relevant to risk for chronic disease and cancer recurrence) after a cancer diagnosis... - Exercise participation after diagnosis of breast cancer: trends and effects on mood and quality of lifeBernardine M Pinto
Center for Behavioral Medicine, Brown Medical School and Miriam Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island 02903, USA
Psychooncology 11:389-400. 2002..Exercise participation was associated with improved physical functioning, but not overall mood or cancer-related symptoms. We discuss implications of these findings towards the well-being of breast cancer survivors... - Psychological and fitness changes associated with exercise participation among women with breast cancerBernardine M Pinto
Centers for Behavioral and Preventive Medicine, The Miriam Hospital and Brown Medical School, USA
Psychooncology 12:118-26. 2003..Reductions in distress were also noted in the exercise group, but these were nonsignificant. At post-treatment, there were modest improvements in fitness in the exercise group... - Body esteem and mood among sedentary and active breast cancer survivorsBernardine M Pinto
Centers for Behavioral and Preventive Medicine, Miriam Hospital and Brown Medical School, Providence, RI 02903, USA
Mayo Clin Proc 79:181-6. 2004..To assess mood states and body esteem in 2 groups of breast cancer survivors, regular exercisers and sedentary women, and to examine these variables among younger and older women in each group... - Home-based physical activity intervention for breast cancer patientsBernardine M Pinto
Center for Behavioral Medicine, The Miriam Hospital and Brown Medical School, Coro Bldg, Ste 500, One Hoppin St, Providence, RI 02903, USA
J Clin Oncol 23:3577-87. 2005..The efficacy of a home-based physical activity (PA) intervention for early-stage breast cancer patients was evaluated in a randomized controlled trial... - Physician-based activity counseling: intervention effects on mediators of motivational readiness for physical activityB M Pinto
Miriam Hospital and Brown Medical School, Providence, RI 02906, USA
Ann Behav Med 23:2-10. 2001..Results suggest that interventions of greater intensity and duration may be needed for sustained changes in mediators and motivational readiness for physical activity among older adults... - Maintenance of physical activity following an individualized motivationally tailored interventionB C Bock
Center for Behavioral and Preventive Medicine, The Miriam Hospital and Brown University School of Medicine, Providence, RI 02906, USA
Ann Behav Med 23:79-87. 2001.... - Effects of a computer-based, telephone-counseling system on physical activityBernardine M Pinto
Miriam Hospital Pinto, Marcus, Providence, Rhode Island 02903, USA
Am J Prev Med 23:113-20. 2002..We developed a fully automated PA counseling system (telephone-linked communication, TLC-PA) that was delivered via telephone... - Physical activity among breast cancer survivors: regular exercisers vs participants in a physical activity interventionCarolyn S Rabin
Centers for Behavioral and Preventive Medicine, Miriam Hospital, Providence, RI 02903, USA
Psychooncology 15:344-54. 2006..This study represents a novel approach for evaluating the efficacy of a physical activity intervention for breast cancer survivors... - Examination of print and telephone channels for physical activity promotion: Rationale, design, and baseline data from Project STRIDEBess H Marcus
Centers for Behavioral and Preventive Medicine, The Miriam Hospital and Brown Medical School, Coro Building, Suite 500, One Hoppin St, Providence, RI 02903, USA
Contemp Clin Trials 28:90-104. 2007..print) for physical activity adoption and short-term maintenance among previously sedentary adults... - Effect of personal cancer history and family cancer history on levels of psychological distressCarolyn Rabin
The Miriam Hospital and Brown Medical School, Providence, RI, USA
Soc Sci Med 64:411-6. 2007..Results extend prior research by indicating that having a first-degree relative with cancer increases risk for distress, and having personal and family cancer histories may exert a synergistic effect on distress... - Social support as a mediator of optimism and distress in breast cancer survivorsJoseph J Trunzo
Centers for Behavioral and Preventive Medicine, Brown Medical School and The Miriam Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
J Consult Clin Psychol 71:805-11. 2003..In contrast, confidant social support did not mediate the optimism-distress relationship at any time point. Clinical and research implications of these findings are discussed... - Physical activity in patients with advanced-stage cancer actively receiving chemotherapyMatthew M Clark
Department of Psychiatry and Psychology, Cancer Treatment Unit, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
J Support Oncol 5:487-93. 2007..Future research will investigate how these findings may be incorporated into physical activity interventions for advanced-stage oncology patients receiving medical treatment... - Promoting health and physical function among cancer survivors: potential for prevention and questions that remainWendy Demark-Wahnefried
Duke University Medical Center, School of Nursing and Department of Surgery, Durham, NC 27710, USA
J Clin Oncol 24:5125-31. 2006.... - Riding the crest of the teachable moment: promoting long-term health after the diagnosis of cancerWendy Demark-Wahnefried
Program of Cancer Preventive, Detection and Control Research, Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center, Durham, NC, USA
J Clin Oncol 23:5814-30. 2005....
Research Grants
- HOME BASED MODERATE EXERCISE FOR BREAST CANCER PATIENTSBernardine Pinto; Fiscal Year: 2002..This study also raises the intriguing possibility of elucidating the physiological effects of exercise on hormonal and immune mechanisms involved in breast cancer. ..
- Community Volunteers Promoting Physical Activity Among Cancer SurvivorsBernardine Pinto; Fiscal Year: 2009..If the physical activity program is found to be effective, there is a potential for dissemination among the 13,000 Reach to Recovery volunteers across the U.S. ..
- Maintaining Exercise after Cardiac RehabilitationBernardine Pinto; Fiscal Year: 2007....
- Promoting Physical Activity after Colorectal CancerBernardine Pinto; Fiscal Year: 2006..abstract_text> ..
- Community Volunteers Promoting Physical Activity Among Cancer SurvivorsBernardine M Pinto; Fiscal Year: 2010..If the physical activity program is found to be effective, there is a potential for dissemination among the 13,000 Reach to Recovery volunteers across the U.S. ..