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Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Exercise & Health Lab

Publications

Learn more about the work we do in the Exercise & Health Lab through our recent publications.

  1. Wu YP, Woodside LA, Kaphingst KA, Jensen JD, Hamilton JG, Kohlmann W, Haaland B, Brintz BJ, Phillips SM, Hay JL  The Risk Information and Skin-cancer Education for Undergraduate Prevention (RISE-UP) Study: Protocol for a Trial of Personalized Sun Protection Interventions for Skin Cancer Prevention among Undergraduate Students.  Contemp Clin Trials  2024 Dec;147:107728. doi:10.1016/j.cct.2024.107728
  2. Phillips SM, Starikovsky J, Solk P, Desai R, Reading JM, Hasanaj K, Wang SD, Cullather E, Lee J, Song J  et al.  Feasibility and preliminary effects of the Fit2ThriveMB pilot physical activity promotion intervention on physical activity and patient reported outcomes in individuals with metastatic breast cancer.  Breast Cancer Res Treat  2024 Nov;208(2):391-403. doi:10.1007/s10549-024-07432-5
  3. Schleicher E, McAuley E, Courneya KS, Anton P, Ehlers DK, Phillips SM, Brown NI, Oster RA, Pekmezi D, Rogers LQ  Breast cancer survivors' exercise preferences change during an exercise intervention are associated with post-intervention physical activity.  J Cancer Surviv  2024 Oct;18(5):1453-1463. doi:10.1007/s11764-023-01389-y
  4. Reading JM, Solk P, Starikovsky J, Hasanaj K, Wang SD, Siddique J, Sanford SD, Salsman J, Horowitz B, Freeman H  et al.  Optimization of a mHealth Physical Activity Promotion Intervention With Mindful Awareness for Young Adult Cancer Survivors: Design and Methods of Opt2Move Full Factorial Trial.  Glob Adv Integr Med Health  2024;13:27536130241265669. pii:27536130241265669
  5. Fong AJ, Llanos AAM, Hudson SV, Schmitz K, Lu SE, Phillips SM, Manne SL  Online-delivered resistance exercise intervention among racially diverse breast cancer survivors: Feasibility, acceptability, and exploratory outcomes of B-REP.  Support Care Cancer  2024 Aug 01;32(8):565. doi:10.1007/s00520-024-08769-9
  6. Spring B, Garcia SF, Daly E, Jacobs M, Jayeoba M, Jordan N, Kircher S, Kocherginsky M, Mazzetta R, Pollack T  et al.  Scalable Telehealth Cancer Care: integrated healthy lifestyle program to live well after cancer treatment.  J Natl Cancer Inst Monogr  2024 Jun 26;2024(64):83-91. doi:10.1093/jncimonographs/lgae020
  7. Vega B, Desai R, Solk P, McKoy JM, Flores AM, Phillips SM, Barber EL  Increasing physical activity among older adults with gynecologic cancers: a qualitative study.  Support Care Cancer  2024 Apr 11;32(5):282. doi:10.1007/s00520-024-08483-6
  8. Keadle S, Hasanaj K, Leonard-Corzo K, Tolas A, Crosley-Lyons R, Pfisterer B, Legato M, Fernandez A, Lowell E, Hollingshead K  et al.  StandUPTV: Preparation and optimization phases of a mHealth intervention to reduce sedentary screen time in adults.  Contemp Clin Trials  2024 Jan;136:107402. doi:10.1016/j.cct.2023.107402
  9. Solk P, Auster-Gussman LA, Torre E, Welch WA, Murphy K, Starikovsky J, Reading JM, Victorson DE, Phillips SM  Effects of mindful physical activity on perceived exercise exertion and other physiological and psychological responses: results from a within-subjects, counter-balanced study.  Front Psychol  2023;14:1285315. pii:1285315
  10. Scott H, Brown NI, Schleicher EA, Oster RA, McAuley E, Courneya KS, Anton P, Ehlers DK, Phillips SM, Rogers LQ  Associations between Symptoms and Exercise Barriers in Breast Cancer Survivors.  J Clin Med  2023 Oct 14;12(20). pii:6531
  11. Solk P, Song J, Welch WA, Spring B, Cella D, Penedo F, Ackermann R, Courneya KS, Siddique J, Freeman H  et al.  Effect of the Fit2Thrive Intervention on Patient-reported Outcomes in Breast Cancer Survivors: A Randomized Full Factorial Trial.  Ann Behav Med  2023 Aug 21;57(9):765-776. doi:10.1093/abm/kaad024
  12. Cadmus-Bertram L, Solk P, Agnew M, Starikovsky J, Schmidt C, Morelli WA, Hodgson V, Freeman H, Muller L, Mishory A  et al.  A multi-site trial of an electronic health integrated physical activity promotion intervention in breast and endometrial cancers survivors: MyActivity study protocol.  Contemp Clin Trials  2023 Jul;130:107187. doi:10.1016/j.cct.2023.107187
  13. Welch WA, Solk P, Auster-Gussman L, Whitaker M, Siddique J, Fanning J, Mishory A, Khan S, Santa-Maria C, Kulkarni S  et al.  Longitudinal Sedentary Time and Symptoms in Breast Cancer Patients during Chemotherapy Using Ecological Momentary Assessment.  Med Sci Sports Exerc  2023 May 01;55(5):966-974. doi:10.1249/MSS.0000000000003115
  14. Brown NI, Pekmezi DW, Oster RA, Courneya KS, McAuley E, Ehlers DK, Phillips SM, Anton P, Rogers LQ  Relationships between Obesity, Exercise Preferences, and Related Social Cognitive Theory Variables among Breast Cancer Survivors.  Nutrients  2023 Mar 04;15(5). pii:1286
  15. Schleicher E, McAuley E, Courneya KS, Anton P, Ehlers DK, Phillips SM, Brown NI, Oster RA, Pekmezi D, Rogers LQ  Breast Cancer Survivors' Exercise Preferences Change During an Exercise Intervention and are associated with Post-Intervention Physical Activity.  Res Sq  2023 Jan 20;. pii:rs.3.rs-2488848
  16. Schleicher E, McAuley E, Courneya KS, Anton P, Ehlers DK, Phillips SM, Oster RA, Pekmezi D, Rogers LQ  Moderators of physical activity and quality of life response to a physical activity intervention for breast cancer survivors.  Support Care Cancer  2022 Dec 17;31(1):53. doi:10.1007/s00520-022-07477-6
  17. Kenfield SA, Philip EJ, Phillips SM, Meyerhardt JA, Chan JM, Atreya CE, Kim MO, Harris Q, Steiding P, Macaire G  et al.  Optimizing intervention tools to improve nutrition and physical activity for colorectal cancer survivors (Tools To Be Fit): Study protocol of a randomized factorial experiment.  Contemp Clin Trials  2022 Dec;123:107009. doi:10.1016/j.cct.2022.107009
  18. Whitaker M, Welch WA, Fanning J, Santa-Maria CA, Auster-Gussman LA, Solk P, Khan SA, Kulkarni SA, Gradishar W, Siddique J  et al.  Using ecological momentary assessment to understand associations between daily physical activity and symptoms in breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy.  Support Care Cancer  2022 Aug;30(8):6613-6622. doi:10.1007/s00520-022-07071-w
  19. Phillips SM, Penedo FJ, Collins LM, Solk P, Siddique J, Song J, Cella D, Courneya KS, Ackermann RT, Welch WA  et al.  Optimization of a technology-supported physical activity promotion intervention for breast cancer survivors: Results from Fit2Thrive.  Cancer  2022 Mar 01;128(5):1122-1132. doi:10.1002/cncr.34012
  20. Auster-Gussman LA, Gavin KL, Siddique J, Welch WA, Solk P, Whitaker M, Cullather E, Fanning J, Maria CS, Gradishar W  et al.  Social cognitive variables and physical activity during chemotherapy for breast cancer: An intensive longitudinal examination.  Psychooncology  2022 Mar;31(3):425-435. doi:10.1002/pon.5820
  21. Welch WA, Solk P, Auster-Gussman L, Gavin KL, Whitaker M, Cullather E, Izenman E, Courneya KS, Ackermann R, Spring B  et al.  User-centered development of a smartphone application (Fit2Thrive) to promote physical activity in breast cancer survivors.  Transl Behav Med  2022 Feb 16;12(2):203-213. doi:10.1093/tbm/ibab112
  22. Keadle SK, Meuter L, Phelan S, Phillips SM  Charity-based incentives motivate young adult cancer survivors to increase physical activity: a pilot randomized clinical trial.  J Behav Med  2021 Oct;44(5):682-693. doi:10.1007/s10865-021-00218-w
  23. Wang MC, Freaney PM, Perak AM, Allen NB, Greenland P, Grobman WA, Phillips SM, Lloyd-Jones DM, Khan SS  Trends in prepregnancy cardiovascular health in the United States, 2011-2019.  Am J Prev Cardiol  2021 Sep;7:100229. pii:100229
  24. Welch WA, Groth CP, Phillips SM, Spring B, Siddique J  Comparing Accelerometer and Self-Reported Treatment Effects in a Technology-Supported Physical Activity Intervention.  Health Educ Behav  2021 Feb;48(1):34-41. doi:10.1177/1090198120971194
  25. Powell SM, Larsen CA, Phillips SM, Pellegrini CA  Exploring Beliefs and Preferences for Reducing Sedentary Behavior Among Adults With Symptomatic Knee Osteoarthritis or Knee Replacement.  ACR Open Rheumatol  2021 Jan;3(1):55-62. doi:10.1002/acr2.11216
  26. Phillips SM, Welch WA, Fanning J, Santa-Maria CA, Gavin KL, Auster-Gussman LA, Solk P, Lu M, Cullather E, Khan SA  et al.  Daily Physical Activity and Symptom Reporting in Breast Cancer Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy: An Intensive Longitudinal Examination.  Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev  2020 Dec;29(12):2608-2616. doi:10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-20-0659
  27. Buscemi J, Oswald LB, Baik SH, Buitrago D, Iacobelli F, Phillips SM, Perez-Tamayo A, Guitelman J, Penedo FJ, Yanez B  My health smartphone intervention decreases daily fat sources among Latina breast cancer survivors.  J Behav Med  2020 Oct;43(5):732-742. doi:10.1007/s10865-020-00136-3
  28. Hodges JR, Phillips SM, Norell S, Nwosu C, Khan H, Luo L, Badawy SM, King A, Tanabe P, Treadwell M  et al.  Intentional and unintentional nonadherence to hydroxyurea among people with sickle cell disease: a qualitative study.  Blood Adv  2020 Sep 22;4(18):4463-4473. doi:10.1182/bloodadvances.2020001701
  29. Lattie EG, Bass M, Garcia SF, Phillips SM, Moreno PI, Flores AM, Smith JD, Scholtens D, Barnard C, Penedo FJ  et al.  Optimizing Health Information Technologies for Symptom Management in Cancer Patients and Survivors: Usability Evaluation.  JMIR Form Res  2020 Sep 21;4(9):e18412. pii:e18412
  30. Lloyd GR, Hoffman SA, Welch WA, Blanch-Hartigan D, Gavin KL, Cottrell A, Cadmus-Bertram L, Spring B, Penedo F, Courneya KS  et al.  Breast cancer survivors' preferences for social support features in technology-supported physical activity interventions: findings from a mixed methods evaluation.  Transl Behav Med  2020 May 20;10(2):423-434. doi:10.1093/tbm/iby112
  31. Nielsen AM, Welch WA, Gavin KL, Cottrell AM, Solk P, Torre EA, Blanch-Hartigan D, Phillips SM  Preferences for mHealth physical activity interventions during chemotherapy for breast cancer: a qualitative evaluation.  Support Care Cancer  2020 Apr;28(4):1919-1928. doi:10.1007/s00520-019-05002-w
  32. Solk P, Gavin K, Fanning J, Welch W, Lloyd G, Cottrell A, Nielsen A, Santa Maria CA, Gradishar W, Khan SA  et al.  Feasibility and acceptability of intensive longitudinal data collection of activity and patient-reported outcomes during chemotherapy for breast cancer.  Qual Life Res  2019 Dec;28(12):3333-3346. doi:10.1007/s11136-019-02278-7
  33. Sweegers MG, Boyle T, Vallance JK, Chinapaw MJ, Brug J, Aaronson NK, D'Silva A, Kampshoff CS, Lynch BM, Nollet F  et al.  Which cancer survivors are at risk for a physically inactive and sedentary lifestyle? Results from pooled accelerometer data of 1447 cancer survivors.  Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act  2019 Aug 16;16(1):66. pii:66
  34. Welch WA, Ehlers D, Gavin KL, Aguinaga S, Cottrell A, Nielsen A, Solk P, McAuley E, Phillips SM  Effects of reallocating sedentary time with physical activity on quality of life indicators in breast cancer survivors.  Psychooncology  2019 Jul;28(7):1430-1437. doi:10.1002/pon.5091
  35. Gavin KL, Welch WA, Conroy DE, Kozey-Keadle S, Pellegrini C, Cottrell A, Nielsen A, Solk P, Siddique J, Phillips SM  Sedentary behavior after breast cancer: motivational, demographic, disease, and health status correlates of sitting time in breast cancer survivors.  Cancer Causes Control  2019 Jun;30(6):569-580. doi:10.1007/s10552-019-01153-7
  36. Phillips SM, Courneya KS, Welch WA, Gavin KL, Cottrell A, Nielsen A, Solk P, Blanch-Hartigan D, Cella D, Ackermann RT  et al.  Breast cancer survivors' preferences for mHealth physical activity interventions: findings from a mixed methods study.  J Cancer Surviv  2019 Apr;13(2):292-305. doi:10.1007/s11764-019-00751-3
  37. Hoffman SA, Ledford G, Cameron KA, Phillips SM, Pellegrini CA  A qualitative exploration of social and environmental factors affecting diet and activity in knee replacement patients.  J Clin Nurs  2019 Apr;28(7-8):1156-1163. doi:10.1111/jocn.14719

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