Lifestyle coaching increased weekly exercise from 75.2 to 201.0 minutes, improved mental wellbeing scores from 45.0 to 53.0, and cancer wellbeing scores from 14.3 to 20.5 in breast cancer survivors.
Does a 12-week lifestyle medicine coaching program improve physical activity, mental wellbeing, and cancer wellbeing in overweight and obese breast cancer survivors?
A 12-week lifestyle coaching program significantly improved physical activity, mental wellbeing, and cancer-related health outcomes in overweight and obese breast cancer survivors.
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Abstract Background: Lifestyle interventions are known to impact physical activity, mental wellbeing, and cancer recovery outcomes. This project evaluated the effectiveness of a lifestyle medicine coaching program over 12 weeks for overweight and obese breast cancer survivors on follow up across three domains: physical activity (Exercise Vital Sign - EVS), mental wellbeing (Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale - WEMWBS), and cancer wellbeing (FACT-G7 scores). Methods: Fifteen participants were assessed pre- and post lifestyle medicine program of education and patient led goal-based coaching for healthy behaviour change led by a lifestyle medicine physician, nutritionist, cancer exercise specialist and yoga teacher. Exercise minutes per week, mental wellbeing scores, and cancer wellbeing scores were collected and analysed using paired t-tests and Wilcoxon Signed-Rank Tests. Results: Significant improvements were observed across all three outcome areas. Weekly exercise minutes increased from a mean of 75.2 to 201.0 (t (14) = -5.81, p .001, Cohen’s d = 1.5). Mental wellbeing scores improved from a mean of 45.0 to 53.0 (p .05), with 86% of participants showing a meaningful positive change. Cancer-related wellbeing scores improved from 14.3 to 20.5 (t (14) = -3.266, p = .006). The proportion of participants with low mental wellbeing reduced from 43% to 11% post-intervention, while those reporting high wellbeing increased from 7% to 16%. Conclusion: The lifestyle coaching program produced statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvements in physical activity, mental wellbeing, and cancer-related health outcomes. These findings support the integration of holistic, behaviour-based coaching interventions into health promotion and cancer survivorship care pathways. Citation Format: Z. Wasim, N. Goyal, A. Konstantis, S. Patel. Impact of lifestyle coaching on physical activity, mental wellbeing, and cancer wellbeing scores abstract. In: Proceedings of the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium 2025; 2025 Dec 9-12; San Antonio, TX. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Clin Cancer Res 2026;32(4 Suppl):Abstract nr PS1-04-22.
Wasim et al. (Tue,) reported a other. Lifestyle coaching increased weekly exercise from 75.2 to 201.0 minutes, improved mental wellbeing scores from 45.0 to 53.0, and cancer wellbeing scores from 14.3 to 20.5 in breast cancer survivors.