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dc.contributor.authorSeib, Charrlotte
dc.contributor.authorMcCarthy, Alexandra
dc.contributor.authorMcGuire, Amanda
dc.contributor.authorPorter-Steele, Janine
dc.contributor.authorBalaam, Sarah
dc.contributor.authorAnderson, Debra
dc.date.accessioned2021-08-10T04:48:42Z
dc.date.available2021-08-10T04:48:42Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.identifier.issn0378-5122en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.maturitas.2019.04.113en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/406740
dc.description.abstractObjectives: The residual treatment outcomes of cancer therapy can adversely affect the health and wellbeing of women after cancer. While many of these health concerns are amenable to health promoting activities and weight reduction, cancer survivors do not necessarily adopt these practices. This study tested whether an e-enabled lifestyle intervention promoted health-related quality of life in women previously treated for breast, gynaecological, and blood cancers. Study design: The Women's Wellness after Cancer Program (WWACP) is 12-week multi-modal health behaviour intervention that recruits women within 24 months of completing cancer therapy. Women (N = 351) were randomly allocated to intervention or usual care groups, with data collected at baseline, 12-weeks (at completion of the intervention) and 24-weeks (to determine whether changes were sustained). To decrease the risk of bias, both per-protocol and intent-to-treat analyses were performed on the primary outcome of health-related quality of life (Short Form Health Survey using a forward method of imputation data. Results: The average age of participants was 53 years (SD = 9). Most were married (77%) and 58% reported holding a university degree. Linear mixed effect models examined within- and between- group differences over the course of (and beyond) the intervention period. Notably, women in the intervention group reported increased vitality at 12-weeks (p = 0.04) and better general health and mental health (p = 0.02 and p = 0.01 respectively) at 24-weeks. Increments were also seen in physical and social functioning at 12- and 24- weeks though no intervention effect was detected. Conclusions: Over the 24-week study period, women in the intervention group reported improvements in several quality of life domains. This period after cancer treatment could represent a key ‘teachable’ stage in the cancer continuum, wherein programs that promote a healthy lifestyle could contribute to positive and sustained changes in post-treatment quality of life.en_US
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherElsevier BVen_US
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom149en_US
dc.relation.ispartofjournalMaturitasen_US
dc.relation.ispartofvolume124en_US
dc.subject.fieldofresearchClinical Sciencesen_US
dc.subject.fieldofresearchPaediatrics and Reproductive Medicineen_US
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode1103en_US
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode1114en_US
dc.titlePromoting healthy lifestyle changes to improve health-related quality of life in women after cancer: results from the Australian women's wellness after cancer program (WWACP)en_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.type.descriptionC2 - Articles (Other)en_US
dcterms.bibliographicCitationSeib, C; McCarthy, A; McGuire, A; Porter-Steele, J; Balaam, S; Anderson, D, Promoting healthy lifestyle changes to improve health-related quality of life in women after cancer: results from the Australian women's wellness after cancer program (WWACP), Maturitas, 2019, 124, pp. 149en_US
dc.date.updated2021-08-09T22:33:24Z
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gro.griffith.authorAnderson, Debra J.
gro.griffith.authorSeib, Charrlotte
gro.griffith.authorMcCarthy, Alexandra L.
gro.griffith.authorMcGuire, Amanda M.
gro.griffith.authorPorter-Steele, Janine P.


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