A Self-management Based Survivorship Intervention for Chinese Cancer Survivors

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1. type

   EXPERIMENTAL

   label

   First stage intervention: Cancer survivorship care intervention (CSCI)

   description

   Patients randomized to the CSCI will attend a 120-minutes survivorship clinic in which each participant will be assessed by members a multidisciplinary team comprising a registered nurse, a dietitian, an exercise physiologist and a psychologist/counsellor. During the visit, participants will receive a personalized (1) treatment summary, (2) assessment and recommendation on managing physical and psychological symptoms, (3) assessment and recommendation on dietary advice, (4) assessment and recommendation on physical activity, and (5) advice on managing potential psychosocial issues. While this is a multidisciplinary clinic, the nurse will be the core facilitator who will give a summary of health assessment report including personalized healthy lifestyle advice and action plan to each participant at the end of the visit.

   interventionNames

   1. Behavioral: Cancer survivorship care intervention

2. type

   ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

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   First stage intervention: Control intervention

   description

   Patients randomized to the control group will be given a set of pamphlets explaining symptoms and describing skill-based self-management for symptom management and lifestyle recommendations. Each pamphlet addresses one of the 7 most commonly-reported symptoms (sleep difficulties, fatigue, neuropathy, pain, anxiety, depression, and fear of cancer recurrence) observed in Hong Kong cancer survivors, plus two on lifestyle recommendations (physical activity and healthy diet). All pamphlets are developed based on the self-management framework.