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Sociodemographic and clinical factors associated with patient interest in a 12-week digital exercise and mind\u2013body program among patients undergoing cancer treatment were examined. Methods: A secondary analysis of the IMPROVE trial was conducted. This trial evaluated the effects of Integrative Medicine at Home (IM@Home) versus enhanced usual care on fatigue among adults with breast, thoracic, gynecologic, or head\/neck cancers or melanoma. Analyses were limited to participants randomized to the IM@Home arm (N = 99). Patient interest was operationalized as the number and type of class registrations. Associations with sociodemographic and clinical characteristics were examined using chi-square or Fisher\u2019s exact tests and Wilcoxon rank-sum tests. Results: Among 99 participants (mean age 60.8 \u00b1 12.7 years; 91.9% female), 88.9% registered for at least one class and 70.7% registered for \u22653 classes. Yoga (64.6%) and fitness (63.6%) were the most commonly selected modalities. Receipt of radiation therapy was associated with fewer class registrations (p = 0.01). Older participants were more likely to register for music therapy (p = 0.01), non-Hispanic participants were less likely to register for tai chi\/qigong (p = 0.04), and participants who were not employed were less likely to register for yoga (p = 0.02) but more likely to register for dance (p = 0.01). Conclusions: Select patient-level characteristics were associated with preference for different modalities in a digital integrative medicine program, underscoring the importance of flexible, patient-centered design to support personalization, equity, and engagement in supportive oncology care.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/cancers18193092","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,23]],"date-time":"2026-09-23T10:17:26Z","timestamp":1790158646000},"page":"3092","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Factors Associated with Patient Interest in a Digital Exercise and Mind\u2013Body Program for Patients Undergoing Active Cancer Treatment: A Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Clinical Trial"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"18","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-1804-367X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Karolina","family":"Bryl","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Integrative Medicine and Wellness Service, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Esin","family":"Namoglu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Integrative Medicine and Wellness Service, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA"},{"name":"George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC 20037, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Susan","family":"Chimonas","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Raymond E.","family":"Baser","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Hyowoun","family":"Jyung","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Integrative Medicine and Wellness Service, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jun J.","family":"Mao","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Integrative Medicine and Wellness Service, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Angela K.","family":"Green","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Gynecologic Oncology Service, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,23]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Adam, R., Nair, R., Duncan, L.F., Yeoh, E., Chan, J., Vilenskaya, V., and Gallacher, K.I. 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