Knowledge and Attitudes Regarding Healthy Lifestyle and Health Behavior Change in Cancer Patients and Their Partners
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Enrollment
- 38
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Gain insight into barriers and facilitators for health behavior change
Study Overview
Brief Summary
The investigators will perform a pilot study to gain insight into attitudes, barriers and facilitators for health behavior change in cancer patients and their partners. Results of this pilot will be used to design suitable questionnaires to investigate health behavior change in a larger cohort of patients and their partners. It will also direct future interventions to adequately target patients and, potentially, their partners to improve their lifestyle following a cancer diagnosis.
Detailed Description
The investigators will perform semi-structured interviews with cancer patients and their partners in order to explore knowledge, attitudes, barriers and facilitators regarding health behavior change following cancer treatment.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Observational Model
- Cohort
- Time Perspective
- Prospective
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 18 Years to 65 Years (Adult, Older Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria
- •between 18 and 65 years of age
- •have completed adjuvant or curative chemotherapy (in BC and TC patients, respectively) or started adjuvant hormonal therapy alone (in BC patients) between 6 and 24 months previously
- •have no signs or symptoms of recurrent disease
- •be in follow-up at the Department of Medical Oncology of the UMCG.
Exclusion Criteria
- •signs or symptoms of recurrent disease
- •mental disability
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Gain insight into barriers and facilitators for health behavior change
Time Frame: 12 months
Qualitative description of barriers and facilitators for health behavior change
Secondary Outcomes
No secondary outcomes reported