Expert Commentary on Late and Long-term Symptom Management in Colorectal Cancer Survivorship

2021 ◽  
Vol Publish Ahead of Print ◽  
Author(s):  
Karin M. Hardiman
Keyword(s):  
Colorectal Cancer ◽  
Cancer Survivorship ◽  
Symptom Management ◽  
Expert Commentary

Dietary modifications for bowel dysfunction in rectal cancer survivors: The Altering Intake, Managing Symptoms (AIMS) intervention study.

2018 ◽  
Vol 36 (7_suppl) ◽  
pp. 141-141
Author(s):  
Virginia Sun ◽  
Tracy E Crane ◽  
Samantha D Slack ◽  
Angela Yung ◽  
Sarah Wright ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rectal Cancer ◽  
Behavior Change ◽  
Cancer Survivors ◽  
Cancer Survivorship ◽  
Symptom Management ◽  
Cognitive Theory ◽  
Bowel Dysfunction ◽  
Self Management

141 Background: Rectal cancer survivors often experience persistent long-term effects of treatment. Functional deficits, such as bowel dysfunction, are associated with poor quality of life (QOL). There is a lack of evidence-based interventions to address bowel dysfunction symptoms in rectal cancer survivors. The purpose of this abstract is to describe the development and design of the Altering Intake, Managing Symptoms (AIMS) intervention to manage bowel dysfunction in rectal cancer survivors. Methods: Survivors with stage I-III rectosigmoid colon or rectal cancer who are 6 months post-treatment, > 21 years, and English-speaking are eligible to participate. The AIMS intervention is a ten (30-40 minute) session, 4 month, telephone-based intervention delivered by trained health coaches. Outcome measures are assessed at baseline, 4 and 6 months, and include the MSKCC Bowel Function Tool, the COH-QOL-CRC, and adherence to cancer survivorship diet guidelines. Results: Based on the Chronic Care Self-Management Model (CCM), the AIMS intervention applies social cognitive theory to improve self-efficacy and self-management of bowel symptoms by coaching survivors to modify their diets to attenuate symptoms and enhance diet quality. Motivational interviewing-based behavioral approaches are applied, such as goal setting, self-monitoring, identification of barriers, and problem-solving. Monitoring of diet health involves review of 24 hour dietary recalls in conjunction with food and symptom diaries to promote survivor-directed behavior change resulting in improved bowel health. Conclusions: The AIMS intervention is among the first and few to address diet behavior changes for symptom management in rectal cancer survivors. It has the potential to positively impact the quality of long-term rectal cancer survivorship by integrating classic behavior change theories for cancer symptom management. Findings from the study will inform the design and development of future multi-institutional Phase II and III randomized trials. Clinical trial information: NCT03063918.

scholarly journals PS1-37: Caregiving, Mutuality, and Long-Term Cancer Survivorship: The Case of Colorectal Cancer Patients with Ostomies

2013 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 130-130
Author(s):  
A. Altschuler ◽  
P. Liljestrand ◽  
M. Grant ◽  
M. Hornbrook ◽  
R. Krouse ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Colorectal Cancer ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Cancer Survivorship ◽  
Colorectal Cancer Patients

Predictors of SF-6D scores among long-term colorectal cancer survivors

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark C. Hornbrook ◽  
Christopher S. Wendel ◽  
Stephen Joel Coons ◽  
Marcia Grant ◽  
Lisa J. Herrinton ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Colorectal Cancer ◽  
Cancer Survivors ◽  
Colorectal Cancer Survivors
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