Heather Greenlee1,2, Christine L Sardo Molmenti3,4, Katherine D Crew3,4,5, Danielle Awad4, Kevin Kalinsky4,5, Lois Brafman4, Deborah Fuentes4, Zaixing Shi3, Wei-Yann Tsai4,6, Alfred I Neugut3,4,5, Dawn L Hershman3,4,5. 1. Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, 722 W. 168th Street, New York, NY, 10032, USA. hg2120@columbia.edu. 2. Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA. hg2120@columbia.edu. 3. Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, 722 W. 168th Street, New York, NY, 10032, USA. 4. Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA. 5. Department of Medicine, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA. 6. Department of Biostatistics, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.
Abstract
PURPOSE: The effectiveness of survivorship care plans has not been widely tested. We evaluated whether a one-time brief lifestyle consultation as part of a broader survivorship care plan was effective at changing diet and lifestyle patterns. METHODS: A diverse sample of women with stage 0-III breast cancer were randomized to control or intervention groups within 6 weeks of completing adjuvant treatment. Both groups received the National Cancer Institute publication, "Facing Forward: Life after Cancer Treatment." The intervention group also met with a nurse (1 h) and a nutritionist (1 h) to receive personalized lifestyle recommendations based upon national guidelines. Diet, lifestyle, and perceived health were assessed at baseline, 3 and 6 months. Linear regression analyses evaluated the effects of the intervention adjusted for covariates. RESULTS: A total of 126 women completed the study (60 control/66 intervention, 61 Hispanic/65 non-Hispanic). At 3 months, the intervention group reported greater knowledge of a healthy diet (P = 0.047), importance of physical activity (P = 0.03), and appropriate use of dietary supplements (P = 0.006) and reported lower frequency of alcohol drinking (P = 0.03) than controls. At 6 months, only greater knowledge of a healthy diet (P = 0.01) persisted. The intervention was more effective among non-Hispanics than Hispanics on improving attitude towards healthy eating (P = 0.03) and frequency of physical activity (P = 0.006). CONCLUSIONS: The intervention changed lifestyle behaviors and knowledge in the short-term, but the benefits did not persist. IMPLICATIONS FOR CANCER SURVIVORS: Culturally competent long-term behavioral interventions should be tested beyond the survivorship care plan to facilitate long-term behavior change among breast cancer survivors.
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PURPOSE: The effectiveness of survivorship care plans has not been widely tested. We evaluated whether a one-time brief lifestyle consultation as part of a broader survivorship care plan was effective at changing diet and lifestyle patterns. METHODS: A diverse sample of women with stage 0-III breast cancer were randomized to control or intervention groups within 6 weeks of completing adjuvant treatment. Both groups received the National Cancer Institute publication, "Facing Forward: Life after Cancer Treatment." The intervention group also met with a nurse (1 h) and a nutritionist (1 h) to receive personalized lifestyle recommendations based upon national guidelines. Diet, lifestyle, and perceived health were assessed at baseline, 3 and 6 months. Linear regression analyses evaluated the effects of the intervention adjusted for covariates. RESULTS: A total of 126 women completed the study (60 control/66 intervention, 61 Hispanic/65 non-Hispanic). At 3 months, the intervention group reported greater knowledge of a healthy diet (P = 0.047), importance of physical activity (P = 0.03), and appropriate use of dietary supplements (P = 0.006) and reported lower frequency of alcohol drinking (P = 0.03) than controls. At 6 months, only greater knowledge of a healthy diet (P = 0.01) persisted. The intervention was more effective among non-Hispanics than Hispanics on improving attitude towards healthy eating (P = 0.03) and frequency of physical activity (P = 0.006). CONCLUSIONS: The intervention changed lifestyle behaviors and knowledge in the short-term, but the benefits did not persist. IMPLICATIONS FOR CANCER SURVIVORS: Culturally competent long-term behavioral interventions should be tested beyond the survivorship care plan to facilitate long-term behavior change among breast cancer survivors.
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Breast cancer; Diet; Dietary supplements; Physical activity; Survivorship care plan
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