Translating research into practice: outcomes from the Healthy Living after Cancer partnership project
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Reeves, Marina M
Goode, Ana D
Winkler, Elisabeth AH
Vardy, Janette L
Boyle, Frances
Haas, Marion R
Hiller, Janet E
Mishra, Gita D
Jefford, Michael
Koczwara, Bogda
Saunders, Christobel M
Chapman, Kathy
Hayes, Sandra C
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BACKGROUND: Healthy Living after Cancer (HLaC) was a national dissemination and implementation study of an evidence-based lifestyle intervention for cancer survivors. The program was imbedded into existing telephone cancer information and support services delivered by Australian state-based Cancer Councils (CC). We report here the reach, effectiveness, adoption, implementation, and maintenance of the program. METHODS: In this phase IV study (single-group, pre-post design) participants - survivors of any type of cancer, following treatment with curative intent - received up to 12 nurse/allied health professional-led telephone health coaching calls over 6 months. Intervention delivery was grounded in motivational interviewing, with emphasis on evidence-based behaviour change strategies. Using the RE-AIM evaluation framework, primary outcomes were reach, indicators of program adoption, implementation, costs and maintenance. Secondary (effectiveness) outcomes were participant-reported anthropometric, behavioural and psychosocial variables including: weight; physical activity; dietary intake; quality-of-life; treatment side-effects; distress; and fear of cancer recurrence and participant satisfaction. Changes were evaluated using linear mixed models, including terms for timepoint (0/6 months), strata (Cancer Council), and timepoint x strata. RESULTS: Four of 5 CCs approached participated in the study. In total, 1183 cancer survivors were referred (mostly via calls to the Cancer Council telephone information service). Of these, 90.4% were eligible and 88.7% (n = 791) of those eligible consented to participate. Retention rate was 63.4%. Participants were mostly female (88%), aged 57 years and were overweight (BMI = 28.8 ± 6.5 kg/m2). Improvements in all participant-reported outcomes (standardised effect sizes of 0.1 to 0.6) were observed (p < 0.001). The program delivery costs were on average AU$427 (US$296) per referred cancer survivor. CONCLUSIONS: This telephone-delivered lifestyle intervention, which was feasibly implemented by Cancer Councils, led to meaningful and statistically significant improvements in cancer survivors' health and quality-of-life at a relatively low cost. TRIAL REGISTRATION: Australian and New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry (ANZCTR) - ACTRN12615000882527 (registered on 24/08/2015).
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BMC Cancer
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Oncology and carcinogenesis
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Epidemiology
Cancer survivors
Dissemination and implementation study
Healthy weight
Lifestyle intervention
Nutrition
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Eakin, EG; Reeves, MM; Goode, AD; Winkler, EAH; Vardy, JL; Boyle, F; Haas, MR; Hiller, JE; Mishra, GD; Jefford, M; Koczwara, B; Saunders, CM; Chapman, K; Hayes, SC, et al., Translating research into practice: outcomes from the Healthy Living after Cancer partnership project., BMC Cancer, 2020, 20 (1), pp. 963-