Remote Monitoring With Health-Coaching to Improve Quality of Life in Older Patients With Multiple Myeloma

Description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:

I. To assess the effect-size of a novel combined home-based mindfulness physical activity program with telephonic health coaching on 1) patient-reported fatigue assessed by the Brief Fatigue Inventory (BFI) and Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy-Fatigue (FACIT-F) questionnaires and 2) Health-related quality of life assessed by the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System Global-10 (PROMIS Global-10) questionnaire, and 3) physical activity levels measured by steps per day.

OUTLINE:

Patients participate in remote monitored home-based physical activity sessions including flexibility practice, slow walking and breathing exercises daily on 6 out of 7 days a week and receive telephone health coaching over 5-20 minutes once a week for 12 weeks. Patients also participate in a brief telephone interview at the end of 12 weeks. Additionally, patients wear a monitor on the wrist to monitor physical activity for 7 days during enrollment and at 3 months.