ArticleJournal of cancer survivorship : research and practice2017
What are colorectal cancer survivors' preferences for dietary advice? A best-worst discrete choice experiment.
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Healthy Eating and Active Lifestyle After Bowel Cancer - HEAL ABC Workbook: Development and Feasibility Trial
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11 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 27 citations in OpenAlex.
- Systematic Review of Behaviour Change Theories Implementation in Dietary Interventions for People Who Have Survived Cancer.Nutrients · 2021Pooled it
- Healthy Eating and Active Lifestyle after Bowel Cancer (HEAL ABC)-feasibility randomised controlled trial.European journal of clinical nutrition · 2024Trial
- Head and neck cancer survivors' preferences for and evaluations of a post-treatment dietary intervention.Nutrition journal · 2019Trial
- Discrete choice experiments: a primer for the communication researcher.Frontiers in communication · 2025Article
- Patient preferences for lifestyle behaviours in osteoporotic fracture prevention: a cross-European discrete choice experiment.Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2022Article
- Healthy Eating and Active Lifestyle After Bowel Cancer (HEAL ABC): feasibility randomised controlled trial protocol.Pilot and feasibility studies · 2020Article
- Colorectal cancer survivors' beliefs on nutrition and cancer; correlates with nutritional information provision.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2020Article
- Prostate cancer survivors' preferences on the delivery of diet and lifestyle advice: a pilot best-worst discrete choice experiment.Pilot and feasibility studies · 2020Article
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- Information needs and information seeking behaviour of patients during follow-up of colorectal cancer in the Netherlands.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2019Article
- Working toward Personalized Intervention Advice: A Survey Study on Preference Heterogeneity in Patients with Breast Cancer-Related Fatigue.MDM policy & practiceArticle
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Abstract
purposeStudies on healthy lifestyle interventions in survivors of colorectal cancer have been disappointing, demonstrating only modest changes. This study aims to quantify people's preferences for different aspects of dietary intervention.
methodA best-worst discrete choice experiment was designed and incorporated into a questionnaire including participants' characteristics and a self-assessment of lifestyle.
resultsThe response rate was 68% and 179 questionnaires were analysed. When analysing aggregate preferences, the modes of information provision selected as the most preferred were "face-to-face" (willingness to pay (WTP) £63.97, p ≤ 0.001) and "telephone" (WTP £62.36, p < 0.001) discussions whereas group discussions were preferred least (WTP -£118.96, p ≤ 0.001). Scenarios that included hospitals were most preferred (WTP £17.94, p = 0.031), and the favoured provider was bowel cancer nurses (WTP £75.11, p ≤ 0.001). When investigating preference heterogeneity, three sub-groups were identified: Firstly, "technophiles" preferring email (WTP £239.60, p ≤ 0.001) were male, were younger and had fewer risk factors. Secondly, a "one-to-one" group had strong preference for interventions over the telephone or at their local doctors and were older (WTP £642.13, p ≤ 0.001). Finally, a "person-centred" group preferred face-to-face individual or group sessions (WTP £358.79, p < 0.001) and had a high risk lifestyle.
conclusionFor survivors of colorectal cancer, there is not one approach that suits all when it comes to providing dietary advice. IMPLICATIONS FOR CANCER SURVIVORS: This is important information to consider when planning healthy lifestyle interventions which include dietary advice for survivors of colorectal cancer. Aligning services to individuals' preferences has the potential to improve patient experience and outcomes by increasing uptake of healthy lifestyle advice services and promoting a more tailored approach to dietary modifications, acknowledging sub-groups of people within the total population of colorectal cancer survivors.
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