Cancer health self-efficacy improvement in a randomized controlled trial.
Cancer
; 128(3): 597-605, 2022 02 01.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
eHealth interventions can help cancer survivors self-manage their health outside the clinic. Little is known about how best to engage and assist survivors across the age and cancer treatment spectra.METHODS:
The American Cancer Society conducted a randomized controlled trial that assessed efficacy of, and engagement with, Springboard Beyond Cancer, an eHealth self-management program for cancer survivors. Intent-to treat analyses assessed effects of intervention engagement for treatment (on-treatment vs completed) overall (n = 176; 88 control, 88 intervention arm) and separately by age (<60 years vs older). Multiple imputation was used to account for participants who were lost to follow-up (n = 41) or missing self-efficacy data (n = 1) at 3 months follow-up.RESULTS:
Self-efficacy for managing cancer, the primary outcome of this trial, increased significantly within the intervention arm and for those who had completed treatment (Cohen's d = 0.26, 0.31, respectively). Additionally, participants with moderate-to-high engagement in the text and/or web intervention (n = 30) had a significantly greater self-efficacy for managing cancer-related issues compared to the control group (n = 68), with a medium effect size (Cohen's d = 0.44). Self-efficacy did not differ between the intervention and control arm at 3 months post-baseline.CONCLUSIONS:
Study results suggest that cancer survivors benefit variably from eHealth tools. To maximize effects of such tools, it is imperative to tailor information to a priori identified survivor subgroups and increase engagement efforts.Palavras-chave
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Assunto principal:
Telemedicina
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Sobreviventes de Câncer
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Autogestão
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Neoplasias
Tipo de estudo:
Clinical_trials
Limite:
Humans
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Cancer
Ano de publicação:
2022
Tipo de documento:
Article
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Geórgia