Letter to the Editor: The development of knights cabin cancer retreats: a community program to engage cancer survivors' proactive health behaviors
Appl. cancer res
; 39: 1-3, 2019. tab
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BR30.1
Ubicación: BR30.1
ABSTRACT
Purpose:
Cancer survivors often lack the knowledge and skills to return to positive health behaviors following a cancer diagnosis. The use of retreats may be an ideal environment for cancer survivors to learn about health behaviours while receiving social support from other survivors.Methods:
Knights Cabin Cancer Retreats was created as a charitable organization in 2014 and is at no cost to participants or their supporters. Elements of the retreat include guided hikes, yoga, classes on nutrition, stress, mindfulness and sleep management techniques, all with a focus on the evidence based theories of behavioral change.Results:
Ten retreats have been hosted across Canada to date with 137 cancer survivors and their supporters. Survivors reported that their top learning outcomes from the retreat were physical activity/nutrition and behavioral change/habit development.Conclusion:
Knight's Cabin Cancer retreats are unique in their programming with a format of health education that allows for emotional support and engagement with other cancer survivors in a therapeutically natural environment.Palabras clave
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
LILACS
Contexto en salud:
2_ODS3
Problema de salud:
2_muertes_prematuras_enfermedades_notrasmisibles
Asunto principal:
Educación del Paciente como Asunto
/
Supervivientes de Cáncer
Aspecto:
Patient_preference
País/Región como asunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Appl. cancer res
Asunto de la revista:
NEOPLASIAS
Año:
2019
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Canadá