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. 2019 Nov 22;2019(11):CD011287. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD011287.pub2

Lawler 2014.

Trial name or title Get healthy after breast cancer ‐ examining the feasibility and acceptability of referring breast cancer survivors to the NSW ‘Get Healthy Service’ – a telephone‐delivered programme targeting physical activity, healthy diet, and weight loss
Methods A single‐group feasibility study
Participants Females, aged 18 to 75 years, with a first diagnosis of stage I to III breast cancer (unilateral or bilateral). To have completed primary treatment with curative intent (i.e. initial surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy) within the past 12 months (endocrine or targeted therapies may be ongoing). Scheduled to return to the breast cancer clinic where they were recruited into the study for a follow‐up appointment within approximately 6 months of starting the study
Interventions Participants will receive 6 months of telephone counselling from the 'NSW Get Healthy Information and Coaching Service' (GHS). The GHS is a free telephone counselling programme designed to help participants increase their physical activity, improve their diet, and achieve and maintain a healthy weight. Participants receive up to 10 coaching calls, with an average duration of 13 minutes, over a period of 6 months (up to 6 calls during the first 12 weeks, and up to 4 calls in the remaining 14 weeks). GHS health coaches are all university qualified health professionals, such as psychologists, nurses, dietitians, exercise physiologists, sports scientists, social workers, and physiotherapists. They receive further training to ensure they meet the requirements of the GHS
Outcomes GHS uptake and number of calls (from GHS records), women’s satisfaction with the GHS, weight, dietary intake, physical activity, quality of life, fatigue, depression, body image, menopausal symptoms
Outcomes measured at baseline and at 6 months (endpoint)
Starting date January 2014
Contact information Dr Sheleigh Lawler, The University of Queensland, School of Population Health, Cancer Prevention Research Centre, Level 4 Public Health Building, Herston Road, HERSTON, QLD, 4006, Australia
+61 7 3365 5544
s.lawler@sph.uq.edu.au
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