Survivorship care plans and adherence to lifestyle recommendations among breast cancer survivors
- 21 April 2016
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in Journal of Cancer Survivorship
- Vol. 10 (6), 956-963
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s11764-016-0541-8
Abstract
Purpose The effectiveness of survivorship care plans has not been widely tested. We evaluated whether a one-time brief lifestyle consultation as part of a broader survivorship care plan was effective at changing diet and lifestyle patterns. Methods A diverse sample of women with stage 0-III breast cancer were randomized to control or intervention groups within 6 weeks of completing adjuvant treatment. Both groups received the National Cancer Institute publication, “Facing Forward: Life after Cancer Treatment.” The intervention group also met with a nurse (1 h) and a nutritionist (1 h) to receive personalized lifestyle recommendations based upon national guidelines. Diet, lifestyle, and perceived health were assessed at baseline, 3 and 6 months. Linear regression analyses evaluated the effects of the intervention adjusted for covariates. Results A total of 126 women completed the study (60 control/66 intervention, 61 Hispanic/65 non-Hispanic). At 3 months, the intervention group reported greater knowledge of a healthy diet (P = 0.047), importance of physical activity (P = 0.03), and appropriate use of dietary supplements (P = 0.006) and reported lower frequency of alcohol drinking (P = 0.03) than controls. At 6 months, only greater knowledge of a healthy diet (P = 0.01) persisted. The intervention was more effective among non-Hispanics than Hispanics on improving attitude towards healthy eating (P = 0.03) and frequency of physical activity (P = 0.006). Conclusions The intervention changed lifestyle behaviors and knowledge in the short-term, but the benefits did not persist. Implications for Cancer Survivors Culturally competent long-term behavioral interventions should be tested beyond the survivorship care plan to facilitate long-term behavior change among breast cancer survivors.Keywords
Funding Information
- Susan G. Komen for the Cure (DISP0706868)
- Breast Cancer Research Foundation
- National Cancer Institute (K23CA141052, R25T CA094061-12)
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