Translating Research into Community Practice: The Healthy Living after Cancer Partnership Project

Eakin, Elizabeth G.; Hayes, Sandra C.; Reeves, Marina M.; Goode, Ana D.; Vardy, Janette; Boyle, Frances; Haas, Marion; Hiller, Janet E.; Mishra, Gita D.; Jefford, Michael; Koczwara, Bogda; Saunders, Christobel; Chapman, Kathy; Boltong, Anna; Lane, Katherine; Baldwin, Polly; Robertson, Amanda; Millar, Lesley; McKiernan, Sandy; Demark‐Wahnefried, Wendy; Courneya, Kerry S.; Robson, Erin

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“…Telephone-delivered interventions involve participants engaging with a coach or healthcare professional via phone calls in which they receive health behaviour guidance and establish health-related goals [ 8 ]. While telephone interventions have demonstrated efficacy in supporting clinically significant improvements in physical activity, dietary behaviours, physical quality of life, and cancer-related symptoms [ 9 ], this modality is susceptible to sustainability barriers.…”

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Modality preferences for health behaviour interventions for post-treatment cancer survivors: a theoretical investigation

Leske

Koczwara

Morris

et al. 2023

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Purposes User preferences for how programs are delivered are an important consideration when developing healthy living interventions. The aim of this study was to investigate (a) if cancer survivors prefer telephone or internet delivery for a healthy living intervention and (b) what factors were associated with delivery preference. Methods Australian cancer survivors (18 + years) were invited to complete an online or hardcopy cross-sectional survey measuring social and clinical demographic factors and validated measures of self-efficacy, health literacy, and social support. Results Of the 168 respondents, the majority were female (n = 147, 92%) and breast cancer survivors (n = 122, 80%) and preferred internet delivery (n = 109, 65%). Participants who preferred internet delivery had a longer time since diagnosis (M = 9.85 years, SD = 8.20) compared to those who preferred telephone (M = 6.80 years, SD = 5.54), p = .03. However, logistic regression analyses demonstrated that no other variables (age, gender, socio-economic status, BMI, education, self-efficacy, health literacy, nor social support) had a direct association on delivery preference. Conclusions Cancer survivors appear to prefer internet delivery to telephone, particularly for those further along the survivorship trajectory. Future intervention development should therefore consider the internet modality for delivering accessible health interventions and offer the program to long-term cancer survivors. Whether these findings are replicable in the current post-pandemic phase is an important avenue for future research.

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Modality preferences for health behaviour interventions for post-treatment cancer survivors: a theoretical investigation

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Koczwara

Morris

et al. 2023

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Improving Survivors’ Quality of Life Post-Treatment: The Perspectives of Rural Australian Cancer Survivors and Their Carers

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Olver

Ross

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The transition from urban centres back to rural and remote communities can be challenging for rural cancer survivors after treatment. This study aimed to (a) provide deeper understanding of the experiences of rural survivors who have completed active cancer treatment and returned to their rural communities, and (b) determine strategies to re-orient existing services or develop new interventions to more appropriately meet rural survivors’ service preferences and needs. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 22 adults (64% female) who lived outside of a metropolitan area and had completed active cancer treatment (n = 13), were the carer for a rural/remote cancer survivor (n = 6), or were both a survivor and carer (n = 3). Thematic analysis was conducted to identify dominant themes in the qualitative data. A range of physical, psychological and practical challenges that impact quality of life among rural survivors post-treatment were found. These challenges appeared to be compounded by a lack of trust in local rural healthcare services and a lack of clear post-treatment pathways to quality of life-enhancing support services. Acceptable strategies to overcome barriers included nurse-led, telephone-based, or face-to-face interventions, initiated and continued by the same service provider, and that included support to manage emotional challenges associated with post-treatment survivorship. The findings will inform the design of interventions to better meet rural cancer survivors’ post-treatment support needs.

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Translating Research into Community Practice: The Healthy Living after Cancer Partnership Project

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Modality preferences for health behaviour interventions for post-treatment cancer survivors: a theoretical investigation

Modality preferences for health behaviour interventions for post-treatment cancer survivors: a theoretical investigation

Improving Survivors’ Quality of Life Post-Treatment: The Perspectives of Rural Australian Cancer Survivors and Their Carers

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