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. 2017 Feb 3;17:98. doi: 10.1186/s12885-017-3088-9

Table 3.

Consultation nurse delivery strategies and content

Week Delivery strategies Content
1 Virtual consultation delivered by specialist cancer nurse: Phone coaching, iBook, health education material, website and email Introduction to website and IBook. Physical activity, and healthy eating messages; goal setting; education; motivational interviewing; development of tailored health education and individualized plan and goals. Discuss healthy weight measures and associated risk factors i.e. BMI, waist/hip ratio. Discuss menopause, stress, sleep and other concerns. Discuss appropriate screening.
3 (email) Email to check progress
6 Review plan and goals; Discuss personal action plan; identify barriers, self-monitoring
12 Reviews of plan and goals; coaching; relapse prevention; motivational interviewing; biophysical measurements; review observational weight and self-measured height, waist/hip circumference measures.