Knowledge and Attitudes Regarding Healthy Lifestyle and Health Behavior Change in Cancer Patients and Their Partners; A Pilot Study

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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The investigators will perform a pilot study to gain insight into attitudes, barriers and facilitators for health behavior change in cancer patients and their partners. Results of this pilot will be used to design suitable questionnaires to investigate health behavior change in a larger cohort of patients and their partners. It will also direct future interventions to adequately target patients and, potentially, their partners to improve their lifestyle following a cancer diagnosis.

Detailed Description
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The investigators will perform semi-structured interviews with cancer patients and their partners in order to explore knowledge, attitudes, barriers and facilitators regarding health behavior change following cancer treatment.

Official Title
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Knowledge and Attitudes Regarding Healthy Lifestyle and Health Behavior Change in Cancer Patients and Their Partners

Conditions
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Breast Cancer, Testicular Cancer

Intervention / Treatment
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* Other: Literature search and semi-structured interview


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: between 18 and 65 years of age have completed adjuvant or curative chemotherapy (in BC and TC patients, respectively) or started adjuvant hormonal therapy alone (in BC patients) between 6 and 24 months previously have no signs or symptoms of recurrent disease be in follow-up at the Department of Medical Oncology of the UMCG. Exclusion Criteria: signs or symptoms of recurrent disease mental disability

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years
Maximum Age: 65 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Patients with breast cancer and partners<br>We will invite 10 women with early stage breast cancer (BC) and their partners for a semi-structured interview. | Other: Literature search and semi-structured interview<br>* We will do a literature search and perform semi-structured interviews with cancer patients and their partners in order to explore knowledge, attitudes, barriers and facilitators regarding health behavior change following cancer treatment.<br>|
| Patients with testicular cancer and partners<br>We will invite 10 men with disseminated testicular cancer (TC) and their partners for a semi-structured interview. | Other: Literature search and semi-structured interview<br>* We will do a literature search and perform semi-structured interviews with cancer patients and their partners in order to explore knowledge, attitudes, barriers and facilitators regarding health behavior change following cancer treatment.<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Gain insight into barriers and facilitators for health behavior change | Qualitative description of barriers and facilitators for health behavior change | 12 months |