1. A Process Evaluation of Intervention Delivery for a Cancer Survivorship Rehabilitation Clinical Trial Conducted during the COVID-19 Pandemic
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Courtney J. Stevens, Stephen Wechsler, Deborah B. Ejem, Sarah Khalidi, Jazmine Coffee-Dunning, Jamme L. Morency, Karen E. Thorp, Megan E. Codini, Robin M. Newman, Jennifer Echols, Danielle Z. Cloyd, Sarah dos Anjos, Colleen Muse, Sarah Gallups, Susan C. Goedeken, Kaitlin Flannery, Marie A. Bakitas, Mark T. Hegel, and Kathleen Doyle Lyons more...
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neoplasms ,rehabilitation ,psychosocial oncology ,behavioral therapy ,Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens ,RC254-282 - Abstract
The purpose of the present study was to conduct a process evaluation of intervention delivery for a randomized controlled trial (RCT) conducted during the COVID-19 pandemic (NCT 03915548). The RCT tested the effects of a telephone-delivered behavioral intervention on changes in breast cancer survivors’ satisfaction with social roles and activities, as compared to an attention control condition. This process evaluation examined (a) fidelity monitoring scores; (b) participants’ perceived benefit ratings for gaining confidence, reducing distress, adjusting habits and routines, setting goals, and increasing exercise; and (c) field notes, email communications, and transcripts of coach supervision and debriefing sessions. The behavioral and attention control conditions were delivered with a high degree of fidelity (global quality rating score for the BA/PS condition was M = 4.6 (SD = 0.6) and M = 4.9 (SD = 0.3) for the attention control condition, where “5” is the highest rating). The behavioral intervention participants perceived greater benefits than the control participants pertaining to goal setting, t(248) = 5.73, p = t(248) = 2.94, p = 0.0036, and increasing exercise, t(248) = 4.66, p = more...
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- 2023
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