Table 1.
Eligibility criteria | Screening question/s |
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Adults aged 18+ years | • What is your date of birth (day, month and year)? |
Diagnosed with localised potentially curative cancer of any type | • When were you diagnosed with cancer (most recent diagnosis)? Please tell me the day, month and year as best you can remember. • What type of cancer were you diagnosed with? • Was your cancer localised, or did it spread to other parts of your body (i.e., were you diagnosed with metastatic disease or advanced cancer)? |
Completed treatment (i.e., surgery, chemotherapy, radiation; hormonal treatment or Herceptin are fine) | • Have you completed treatment for cancer – i.e., surgery, chemotherapy or radiation therapy? This does not include hormonal treatment or Herceptin which you may still be on. |
Without contraindications to engaging in unsupervised physical activity | • Are you currently pregnant or lactating or intending to become pregnant in the next 6 months? • Do you currently use a walker or wheelchair regularly to help you walk or move around? This does not include using a walking stick. • Have you had any health problems, such as a stroke, or have you had an accident, that has left you with walking difficulties? • Do you have plans for a hip or knee replacement in the next 6 months? • Do you ever feel any pain, tightness or heaviness in your chest either when you are resting or when you are physically active? • Have you been told by your doctor that you have a heart condition and that you should only do physical activity supervised by a health professional? • Have you been told by your doctor that you’ve had a heart attack within the last 6 months? • Have you had any breathing problems that required hospitalisation or oxygen use within the past 6 months? • Do you have severe chronic lung disease? • Do you take the blood thinners Warfarin, Coumadin or Marevan? • Do you have moderate to severe kidney disease or are you undergoing dialysis? • Do you suffer from neuropathy or nerve damage, which is most commonly caused by complications from diabetes? • Do you suffer from retinopathy or damage to the retina in the eye, most commonly caused by complications from diabetes? |
Without cognitive or mental health impairments that would hinder program participation | • Have you ever been diagnosed with depression/anxiety/any other mental health condition? • If yes, are you currently suffering from depression/anxiety/any other mental health condition? • If yes, is your depression/anxiety/any other mental health condition currently stable and/or being managed by medication or treatment from a health professional? |
Able to speak and read English sufficiently to allow for program participation | Assessed by staff during the screening call (i.e., is the person they are screening able to understand the questions and respond appropriately). |
Wanting support for healthy living via exercise and healthy eating and willing to make a six-month commitment to HLaC program participation | Participants are asked to read the Participant Information Sheet and consider whether now is a good time for them to take part in the program before providing consent. |