An evaluation of a cancer survivorship education class for follow-up care
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">The Wellness Beyond Cancer Program is part of a tertiary care hospital in Ontario, Canada. It provides cancer survivors with information and resources needed to self-manage their follow-up care (i.e., learn relevant information and skill...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Pappin Communications
2021-02-01
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| Series: | Canadian Oncology Nursing Journal |
| Online Access: | https://canadianoncologynursingjournal.com/index.php/conj/article/view/1129 |
| Summary: | <p class="p1"><span class="s1">The Wellness Beyond Cancer Program is part of a tertiary care hospital in Ontario, Canada. It provides cancer survivors with information and resources needed to self-manage their follow-up care (i.e., learn relevant information and skills to adapt to life with a chronic illness) after active cancer treatment (i.e., chemotherapy, radiation). A program evaluation was conducted on the two-hour survivorship education class (one component of the overall Wellness Beyond Cancer Program) with the purpose of evaluating whether attendance increased survivors’ perceived knowledge and intent to self-manage follow-up care. Breast (n = 107) and colorectal (n = 38) cancer survivors who attended classes completed questionnaires on information needs and intent to self-manage pre- and postclass. Perceived increase in knowledge and intent to self-manage follow-up care were unrelated to age, gender, or time since diagnosis. After attending the class, survivors reported increased knowledge (F<sub>(1,11)</sub> = 144.6, p < .001) and intent to participate in self-management of their follow-up care (F<sub>(1,103)</sub> = 57.3, p < .001). Improvements in knowledge predicted increased intent to self-manage (R<sup>2 </sup>= .64; F<sub>(4,86)</sub> = 38.5, p < .001). Colorectal cancer survivors showed greater improvement in intent to self-manage than breast cancer survivors (</span><span class="s2">β</span><span class="s1"> = .14, t = 2.2, p < .05). These results can inform the development and implementation of future education classes for survivors.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p><p class="p1"><em>Corrected version published April 2021</em></p><p class="p1"><span class="s1"><span class="Apple-converted-space"><br /></span></span></p> |
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| ISSN: | 1181-912X 2368-8076 |