Table 2.

Content, strategies and behavioural targets of the Healthy Eating and Active Lifestyle After Bowel Cancer programme

Target	Task	Source
Increase awareness of the need to change	Assessment of body, diet and physical activity	Assessment booklet
Understanding benefits of healthy eating habits and activity lifestyle	Information about healthy recommendations	All booklets
Learning about new skills on healthy eating and active lifestyle	Learning about healthy options, cooking and shopping tips, understanding portion sizes, choosing healthier alternatives/adding activities to daily routines	All diet-related booklets/physical activity booklet
Exploring current habits and identifying where the change can be made	Targeted questions on specific dietary habits/physical activity	All diet-related booklets/physical activity booklet
Selections of specific goal(s)	Action plan	All booklets
Creating detailed plan how to achieve selected goal	Action plan	All booklets
Understanding own motivation, risks, barriers, coping strategies and readiness to change	Get ready for your action section	All booklets
Calendar with notes to record	Make your notes section	All booklets
Review of the goal and action	Review plan	All booklets
Instruction to start new booklet, follow-up with participants progress, encouragement and support	Supportive calls every 2 weeks during intervention and once a month during follow up	Telephone calls
Maintenance of new behaviour, encouragement to start new changes	Calendar for 12 weeks to track progress and continue with changes, opportunity to plan and track new goals	My journey to better health booklet