Table 5.
Primary and secondary outcomes, assessment tools and RE-AIM indicators
| Setting | RE-AIM indicator | Collection method/assessment tools |
|---|---|---|
| Primary Outcomes | ||
| Referring Sites | Adoption & Maintenance | |
| Type of referring site and # of referrals | CC database | |
| Staff satisfaction and feedback on sustainability of referral protocol | Interview | |
| Cancer Councils | Reach & Representativeness | |
| % uptake among eligible survivors | CC database | |
| Participant characteristics | CC database | |
| Implementation | ||
| Participant consent rates | CC database | |
| Completion rates | CC database | |
| Withdrawal rates and reasons | CC database | |
| Number of intervention calls | CC database | |
| Length of intervention calls | CC database | |
| Administration time for intervention calls | CC database | |
| Intervention content covered | CC database | |
| Completion of pre- and post-program assessments | CC database | |
| Adverse events | CC database | |
| Healthy Living after Cancer nurse/allied health professional and CC manager satisfaction | Interview | |
| Economic Appraisal | ||
| Costs to deliver the Healthy Living after Cancer program | Documentation of resources utilised for Healthy Living after Cancer service delivery | |
| Secondary Outcomes | ||
| Consumer | Effectiveness | |
| Anthropometric Outcomes | ||
| Weight, height, waist circumference | Self-reported | |
| Behavioural Outcomes | ||
| Physical Activity | Active Australia Survey [83] | |
| Sedentary Behaviour | Single item from the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (short, last 7 days format) [84] | |
| Diet | Fat and Fibre Behaviour Questionnaire [85] | |
| Daily servings of fruits and vegetables [86] | ||
| Psychosocial Outcomes | ||
| Quality of Life | Short-Form Health Survey (SF-12), v1.0 [87] | |
| Cancer and treatment-related symptoms and side-effects | MD Anderson Symptom Inventory [88] | |
| Fear of Cancer Recurrence | The Concerns about Recurrence Questionnaire – 4-item (CARQ-4) [89] | |
| Distress | 2-item Distress Thermometer assessing distress (adapted from the National Comprehensive Cancer Network Distress Thermometer for Patients) [90] and impact of distress [91] | |
| Healthy Living after Cancer program satisfaction | Self-reported (rating scales and comments) | |
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