Therapeutic radiographers supporting individuals undergoing radiotherapy to stop smoking: Testing a training resource in clinical practice

Charlesworth, Laura; Hutton, D.; Hussain, Hannan; Wong, Helen

doi:10.1016/j.radi.2021.05.007

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“…An evaluation of therapeutic radiographers supporting cancer patients to stop smoking provides another example of a broadening professional remit. 21 Leadership will tie all four professional pillars together. Radiographers at every level of practice can lead in some capacity, but strong leaders in the profession are essential to provide the strategic vision and direction for change.…”

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The future role of radiographers

Knapp

Courtier

2021

Radiography

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Courtier

2021

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“…Their daily interaction with patients provides an opportunity to advise and support patients in modifying their behaviours with regard to their lifestyle choices 25. Following appropriate training, the scope of practice of radiographers can be increased to provide exercise and smoking cessation advice 26…”

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“…25 Following appropriate training, the scope of practice of radiographers can be increased to provide exercise and smoking cessation advice. 26 …”

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The Prehabilitation Radiotherapy Exercise, smoking Habit cessation and Balanced diet Study (PREHABS) protocol to explore the feasibility of embedding behavioural modifications into the clinical pathway for patients undergoing radical radiotherapy for lung cancer

Burnett,

Bestall,

Boland

et al. 2024

BMJ Open

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Patients with curable non-surgical lung cancer are often current smokers, have co-existing medical comorbidities and are treated with curative radiotherapy. To maximise the benefits of modern radiotherapy, there is an urgent need to optimise the patient’s health to improve survival and quality of life.Methods and analysisThe Yorkshire Cancer Research-funded Prehabilitation Radiotherapy Exercise, smoking Habit cessation and Balanced diet Study (PREHABS) (L426) is a single-centre prospective feasibility study to assess embedding behavioural changes into the radical radiotherapy pathway of patients with lung cancer. Feasibility will be assessed by measuring acceptability, demand and implementation. The duration of the study is 24 months. PREHABS has two workstreams: the intervention study and the theory of change (ToC) study.Intervention study: PREHABS will commence at the R-IDEAL phase 2 trial (exploratory) based on existing evidence and includes support for smoking cessation, increasing activity and dietary well-being. Patients undergoing radical radiotherapy for lung cancer will be recruited from the oncology department at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (LTHT).ToC study: to maximise the acceptability and adherence to the PREHABS, we will use a ToC approach to qualitatively explore the key barriers and enablers of implementing a tailored programme of ‘prehabilitation’. The PREHABS ToC study participants will be recruited from patients with lung cancer undergoing radical radiotherapy and staff from the LTHT oncology department.AnalysisThe primary endpoint analysis will report the number of participants and adherence to the study interventions. Secondary endpoints include continued engagement with study interventions post-treatment. The analysis will focus on descriptive statistics. Thematic analysis of the qualitative data from the ToC study will identify consensus on intervention optimisation and delivery.Ethics and disseminationOn 12 May 2021, the Cambridge East Ethics Committee granted ethical approval (21/EE/0048). The study is registered in the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) portfolio. The results will be disseminated through publication in peer-reviewed scientific journals and presented at conferences.Trial registration numberNIHR portfolio 48420.

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The role of imaging in the diagnosis of potential air pollution related illness: A narrative review

Taylor,

Lockwood

2024

Radiography

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Therapeutic radiographers supporting individuals undergoing radiotherapy to stop smoking: Testing a training resource in clinical practice

Cited by 3 publications

References 14 publications

The future role of radiographers

The future role of radiographers

The Prehabilitation Radiotherapy Exercise, smoking Habit cessation and Balanced diet Study (PREHABS) protocol to explore the feasibility of embedding behavioural modifications into the clinical pathway for patients undergoing radical radiotherapy for lung cancer

The role of imaging in the diagnosis of potential air pollution related illness: A narrative review

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