Dyadic associations between cancer-related stress and fruit and vegetable consumption among colorectal cancer patients and their family caregivers

Shaffer, Kelly M.; Kim, Youngmee; Llabre, María M.; Carver, Charles S.

doi:10.1007/s10865-015-9665-y

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“…Much of the previous research evaluating the health behaviors of patients with cancer has focused on people with earlier stage disease or did not analyze data by stage of disease. Furthermore, few studies of cancer patients examined the behavior patterns of their family caregivers (Bellizzi et al, 2005;Demark-Wahnefried et al, 2005;Patterson et al, 2003;Shaffer et al, 2016). Data in the present study appear similar to other studies of cancer survivors of early stage disease or all-stages combined.…”

Section: Health Behaviors Of Advanced Cancer Patients and Their Caregsupporting

confidence: 84%

“…In studies enrolling primarily early-stage survivors, there are a few notable exceptions. For example, a recent study found relationships between fruit and vegetable consumption among people with colorectal cancer and their cancer caregivers in the year following diagnosis (Shaffer et al, 2016). In one of the first intervention studies of its kind, Winter-Stone and colleagues (2016) found positive outcomes for prostate cancer survivors and wives who participated in an exercise program.…”

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Engagement in health-promoting behaviors and patient–caregiver interdependence in dyads facing advanced cancer: an exploratory study

Ellis

Janevic

Kershaw³

et al. 2017

J Behav Med

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Diet and exercise are important for the wellbeing of people with cancer and their family caregivers. Unfortunately, little is known about their behaviors over time or factors that may influence their engagement in these behaviors. This exploratory study examined the influence of chronic conditions, symptom distress, and perceived social support on exercise and diet behaviors of patients with advanced cancer and their caregivers using the actor-partner interdependence mediation model (APIMeM) and interdependence theory as guiding frameworks. This secondary analysis uses self-report data from a large RCT (N = 484 patient-caregiver dyads) at three time points: baseline data was collected within three months of the diagnosis, at 3 months post-baseline, and 6 months post-baseline. A number of actor effects were observed: patient and caregiver prior exercise and diet were significant predictors of their own future exercise and diet behaviors; more patient-reported social support was associated with less patient exercise; more patient symptom distress was associated with poorer patient diet; and, more caregiver-reported social support was associated with more caregiver exercise and better caregiver diet. Partner effects were also observed: more patient exercise was positively associated with more caregiver exercise; more patient comorbidities were associated with better caregiver diet; more caregiver-reported social support was associated with better patient diet; and, more patient-reported social support was associated with better caregiver diet. Despite the challenges of advanced cancer and caregiving, past exercise and diet behavior remained a significant predictor of future behavior. Other health problems and perceptions of social support within the dyad may exert a positive or negative influence on patient/caregiver diet and exercise.

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Section: Health Behaviors Of Advanced Cancer Patients and Their Caregsupporting

confidence: 84%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Engagement in health-promoting behaviors and patient–caregiver interdependence in dyads facing advanced cancer: an exploratory study

Ellis

Janevic

Kershaw³

et al. 2017

J Behav Med

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“…Stress can affect eating habits and may be shown in the consumption of vegetables. A study by Shaffer et al (47) found that cancer-related stress was associated with a low consumption of vegetables among cancer-patients and their caregivers. Nutritional guidance can help increase the use of products rich in fibre and vitamins (48).…”

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confidence: 99%

Baseline Findings of Carenutrition Intervention (Rct) Among Older Caregivers - Risk of Malnutrition and Insufficient Protein Intake

Kunvik¹,

Valve²,

Salminen

et al. 2017

J Aging Res & Lifestyle

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Objectives: Older caregivers are vulnerable to nutritional problems, but only a few studies have examined their nutrition. The purpose of this study was to determine the associations between nutritional status and nutrient intake among older caregivers. Design: Cross-sectional analysis of baseline data from the CareNutrition randomized controlled trial (RCT). Setting: Community-dwelling caregivers from the Western part of Finland in two different clusters. Participants: A total of 79 caregivers aged ≥65 with normal cognition were recruited for the study, all of whom had officially approved caregiver status by The Social Insurance Institution of Finland. Measurement: Nutritional status was assessed by the Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA), nutrient intake by a three-day food diary, nutrition-related blood markers by laboratory tests, cognition by the Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE), and other baseline characteristics were also evaluated using validated methods. Results: The majority of the caregivers (79.7%) had a good nutritional status (MNA points >23.5), 19% were at risk of malnutrition (MNA points 17-23.5) and one person (1.3%) already suffered from malnutrition (MNA points <17). The female caregivers were at a higher risk of malnutrition than the males (26.5% vs. 6.7%, p=0.026). Depressive symptoms and medication were associated with decreased nutritional status, and good health-related quality of life with better nutritional status. Mean protein intake was 1.0 g/kg IBW/d and 79.7% of the caregivers (77.6% female, 83.3% male) did not consume the recommended protein intake of 1.2 g/kg IBW/d. Their intake of dietary fibre, folate and vitamin D was also insufficient. Conclusion: Every fifth caregiver was at risk of malnutrition. The females were at a higher risk than the males. Most of the caregivers had insufficient protein intakes. These findings confirm the importance of investigating the nutritional status of older caregivers and indicate a need for preventive nutritional guidance.

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“…Median sample size in these 71 quantitative studies was 224.5 (Interquartile Range 354). Most of the studies were conducted in breast cancer survivors (n = 25, 35.2%) [26,28,29,32,[35][36][37][38]40,[42][43][44]50,51,61,[64][65][66]68,70,80,87,90,93,94], five studies were conducted in prostate cancer survivors [73,74,85,89,92], six in colorectal cancer survivors [33,34,49,63,72,96], two in lung cancer survivors [52,95], two in head and neck cancer survivors [55,71], one in in thyroid cancer survivors [79], one in laryngology cancer survivors [54], one in endometrial cancer survivors [27], and one in hematologic cancer survivors [69]. 27 studies (38%) were conducted in survivors of mixed cancer types [30,31,…”

Section: General Characteristics Of the Included Studiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The duration of these interventions ranged from four weeks [81,82] to four years [51]. 18 out of 71 quantitative studies (i.e., 25.4%) were prospective observational studies [29,30,44,49,52,61,[63][64][65][66]71,72,80,85,87,[93][94][95].…”

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Psychosocial Determinants of Lifestyle Change after a Cancer Diagnosis: A Systematic Review of the Literature

Hoedjes

Nijman

Hinnen

2022

Cancers

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The aim of this study is to provide a systematic overview of the scientific literature on sociodemographic, psychological and social determinants that may facilitate or hamper lifestyle change after the diagnosis cancer. Four databases (PubMed, PsychINFO, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), and Web of Science) were searched for relevant papers up to October 2021. Of the 9586 references yielded by the literature search, 123 papers were included: 71 quantitative and 52 qualitative papers. Findings showed a large variety of determinants influencing lifestyle change after cancer diagnosis, with differences between lifestyle behaviors (physical activity, diet, smoking, alcohol, sun protection, and multiple lifestyle behaviors) and findings from quantitative vs. qualitative studies. Findings demonstrate the important role of oncology healthcare professionals in promoting healthy lifestyle changes in cancer survivors. In addition, findings inform researchers involved in the development of health promotion programs about the methods and strategies they can use to promote healthy lifestyle changes in cancer survivors. Favorable lifestyle changes are expected to have beneficial effects on cancer risk and overall health in cancer survivors.

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Dyadic associations between cancer-related stress and fruit and vegetable consumption among colorectal cancer patients and their family caregivers

Cited by 11 publications

References 53 publications

Engagement in health-promoting behaviors and patient–caregiver interdependence in dyads facing advanced cancer: an exploratory study

Engagement in health-promoting behaviors and patient–caregiver interdependence in dyads facing advanced cancer: an exploratory study

Baseline Findings of Carenutrition Intervention (Rct) Among Older Caregivers - Risk of Malnutrition and Insufficient Protein Intake

Psychosocial Determinants of Lifestyle Change after a Cancer Diagnosis: A Systematic Review of the Literature

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