The Women's wellness after cancer program: a multisite, single-blinded, randomised controlled trial protocol

Debra Anderson; Charrlotte Seib; Dian Tjondronegoro; Jane Turner; Leanne Monterosso; Amanda McGuire; Janine Porter-Steele; Wei Song; Patsy Yates; Neil King; Leonie Young; Kate White; Kathryn Lee; Sonj Hall; Mei Krishnasamy; Kathy Wells; Sarah Balaam; Alexandra L McCarthy

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The Women's wellness after cancer program: a multisite, single-blinded, randomised controlled trial protocol

Debra Anderson, Charrlotte Seib, Dian Tjondronegoro, Jane Turner, Leanne Monterosso, Amanda McGuire, Janine Porter-Steele, Wei Song, Patsy Yates, Neil King, Leonie Young, Kate White, Kathryn Lee, Sonj Hall, Mei Krishnasamy, Kathy Wells, Sarah Balaam, Alexandra L McCarthy

BMC CANCER | BMC | Published : 2017

DOI: 10.1186/s12885-017-3088-9

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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Despite advances in cancer diagnosis and treatment have significantly improved survival rates, patients post-treatment-related health needs are often not adequately addressed by current health services. The aim of the Women's Wellness after Cancer Program (WWACP), which is a digitised multimodal lifestyle intervention, is to enhance health-related quality of life in women previously treated for blood, breast and gynaecological cancers. METHODS: A single-blinded, multi-centre randomized controlled trial recruited a total of 351 women within 24 months of completion of chemotherapy (primary or adjuvant) and/or radiotherapy. Women were randomly assigned to either usual care or interv..

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Funding for this research was received from the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Partnership Projects Grant Application (APP1056856).