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Table 3 Consultation nurse delivery strategies and content

From: The Women’s wellness after cancer program: a multisite, single-blinded, randomised controlled trial protocol

Week

Delivery strategies

Content

1

Virtual consultation delivered by specialist cancer nurse: Phone coaching, iBook, health education material, website and email

Introduction to website and IBook. Physical activity, and healthy eating messages; goal setting; education; motivational interviewing; development of tailored health education and individualized plan and goals. Discuss healthy weight measures and associated risk factors i.e. BMI, waist/hip ratio. Discuss menopause, stress, sleep and other concerns. Discuss appropriate screening.

3 (email)

Email to check progress

6

Review plan and goals; Discuss personal action plan; identify barriers, self-monitoring

12

Reviews of plan and goals; coaching; relapse prevention; motivational interviewing; biophysical measurements; review observational weight and self-measured height, waist/hip circumference measures.