An interventional study of Targeting the Teachable Moment and Standardized Lifestyle Management in Breast Cancer, sponsored by Hartford Hospital. Completed at 1 site in United States. Open to female participants aged 18 Years to 80 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2015-12-03.
Sponsored by Hartford Hospital · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment
Participants will be assigned randomly to one of three groups: 1) newly developed mail-based intervention (Targeting the Teachable Moment Intervention; TTMI), 2) standard Lifestyle Intervention (SLM), and 3) usual care. Both TTMI and SLM focus on health behaviors, however TTMI additionally addresses psychosocial issues specific to breast cancer survivors.
All participants will complete questionnaires at the time they start the study, the end of the 4 months, and 3 months later for a follow-up.
If participants are assigned to any of the intervention group, they will receive materials every other week for 4 months. If participants are assigned to the usual care group, they will receive the same materials as the standard lifestyle intervention et the end of the 7 months.
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Exclusion Criteria:
Receiving Targeting the Teachable Moment Intervention materials (focusing on health behaviors and issues specific to breast cancer survivors) every other week for 4 months
Behavioral: Targeting the Teachable Moment
Receiving Standardized Lifestyle Management materials (focusing mostly on health behaviors) every other week for 4 months
Behavioral: Standardized Lifestyle Management
Receiving SLM materials at the end of the 7 months
TTMI material (every other week for 4 months)
Also known as: TTMI
SLM material (every other week for 4 months)
Also known as: SLM
Changes in eating habits measured by the National Cancer Institute Quick Food Scan
Diet habits (amount of fat and fruit/vegetable uptake) will be assessed at 3 times: at baseline, at the end of the 4 months, and at the end of 7 months.
Time frame: Meaured at baseline, 4 months, and 7 months
Changes in physical activity measured by the Paffenbarger physical activity questionnaire
Frequency and amount of time for physical exercise will be measured at 3 times: at baseline, at the end of 4 months, and at the end of 7 months.
Time frame: Meaured at baseline, 4 months, and 7 months
Changes in coping strategies measured by the Brief COPE
Coping strategies (e.g., problem-focused coping, emotional approach coping) will be assessed at 3 times: at baseline, at the end of the 4 months, and at the end of 7 months.
Time frame: Measured at baseline, 4 months, and 7 months
Changes in Self-efficacy measured by the General Self-Efficacy Scale
A general sense of perceived self-efficacy will be measured at 3 times: at the baseline, at the end of 4 months, and at the end of 7 months
Time frame: Measured at baseline, 4 months, and 7 months
Changes in social support measured by the Interpersonal Support Evaluation List (ISEL)
Social support will be measured at 3 times: at baseline, at the end of 4 months, and at the end of 7 months
Time frame: Measured at baseline, 4 months, and 7 months
Changes in life meaning measured by the Meaning in Life Questionnaire (MLQ)
Presence of Meaning and Search for Meaning will be measured at 3 times: at baseline, at the end of 4 months, and at the end of 7 months.
Time frame: Measured at baseline, 4 months, and 7 months
Feedback of each module
usefulness of each module (e.g., whether each intervention is helpful or not) will be assessed at each mailing (for eight times) for 4 months.
Time frame: up to 4 months
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