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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Jun 2.
Published in final edited form as: Psychooncology. 2018 Nov 6;28(1):68–75. doi: 10.1002/pon.4911

Table 2.

Health Behavior Recommendation Criteria

Health Behavior Question Achievement Criteria
Low Intensity Exercise “During the past 7 days, how many days did you/your child participate in a physical activity for at least 30 minutes that did not make you/your child sweat and breathe hard (e.g. fast walking, slow bicycling, skating, pushing a lawn mower, or mopping floors)?” The American Cancer Society recommends that survivors engage in 60 minutes of low intensity exercise at least 5 days per week.26
High Intensity Exercise “During the past 7 days, how many days did you/your child exercise or participate in a physical activity for at least 30 minutes that made you/your child sweat and breathe hard (e.g. basketball, soccer, running, swimming laps, fast bicycling, fast dancing, or similar aerobic activities)?” The American Cancer Society recommends that survivors engage in 30 minutes of high intensity exercise at least 3 days per week.26
Fruit/vegetable Intake “During the past 7 days, how many days did you/your child eat at least five fruits or vegetables per day?” The Children’s Oncology Group recommends that survivors consume at least 5 servings of fruits and/or vegetables each day.27
Dairy Intake “During the past 7 days, how many days did you/your child have at least three servings of milk or dairy products per day?” The United States Department of Agriculture recommends that youth consume at least 3 servings of milk or dairy products each day.28
Fast Food Intake “During the past 7 days, how many days did you/your child eat fast food or take-out?” Prior research recommend that youth consume fast food or take-out less than 3 days per week25
Sleep Duration “During the past 7 days, on average, how many hours per night did you/your child sleep?” The Center for Disease Control recommends 9–12 hours of sleep per night for school-aged children, 8–10 hours per night for adolescents, and 7 or more hours per night for young adults.29

Use of cancer-specific guidelines were used, when available. If unavailable, United States resources and prior research were consulted.