Complementary Behavioral Interventions To Remediate Cognitive Impairment or Emotional Distress in Cancer Survivors

Childhood cancer survivors are at risk for accelerated aging due to the specific treatments they have received to cure their cancer. Several interventions, including exercise, cognitive training, and mindfulness practice, have been developed and studied for effectiveness among participants in the St. Jude Lifetime Cohort (SJLIFE) to mitigate these effects. The interventions offered thus far have not included two components at the same time. The purpose of this study is to determine whether or not adult cancer survivors enrolled in SJLIFE will participate in two interventions at the same time. The combined interventions will include exercise plus cognitive training or exercise plus mindfulness practice. Each intervention will be conducted over a 12-week period. Participants will also be asked to complete follow-up testing after the 12-week intervention period is completed. Primary Objectives • To determine the acceptability of a two-component intervention (exercise (EX) plus cognitive training (CT) or exercise (EX) plus mindfulness practice (MP)) among survivors of childhood cancer with either cognitive impairment or emotional distress. Hypotheses: * 45% of those approached for participation in each arm of this study will enroll on the study. * Among those who enroll, 70% will complete the follow-up testing at 12 weeks. * Among those who completed the follow-up testing, the mean attendance to the intervention sessions will be 70% on each of their two interventions. That is, they will complete 70% of exercise sessions and 70% of either cognitive training or mindfulness practice. * To identify barriers and facilitators to intervention adherence. Hypotheses: * Participants will identify features of the study processes that either facilitate or discourage adherence. * Participants will identify features of the intervention technology and intervention components that either facilitate or discourage adherence. * Participants will identify personal factors that facilitate or discourage adherence.

Sex

All

Minimum age

18 Years

Inclusion Criteria:

* Participants enrolled in St. Jude Lifetime Cohort (SJLIFE) \>18 years of age.
* Participant has been pre-identified as both physically impaired (T score ≤45 on the physical function and/or role physical subscales of the Medical Outcomes Survey Short Form 36 (SF-36)), and either cognitively (standard score \>84th percentile on the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study Neurocognitive Questionnaire) or emotionally impaired (T scored score ≥ 63 on the Brief Symptom Inventory) from the most recently completed SJLIFE survey questionnaires.
* Participant self-reports participating in \<150 minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity per week (Centers for Disease Control Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans).
* Participant has been medically cleared to participate in physical activity.
* Participant verbalizing understanding of the directions to use the digital platform on provided laptop/tablet.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Participant cannot speak, read, and/or understand English.
* Participant is a woman and currently pregnant.
* Participant reports engaging in mindfulness-based training or continuously practiced mindfulness techniques over the past 6 weeks.
* Participant has an estimated intelligence score (FSIQ) \<80.
* Participant has a diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder, major psychiatric condition, and/or history of suicidal ideation or self-harm.
* Participant reports alcohol or drug abuse in the past year (Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) \>=13/women and \>=15/men or Drug Abuse Screen Test (DAST) -10\>3).