Evidence map›Paper›PMID 37405560›Full record

ArticleJournal of cancer survivorship : research and practice2024

Experiences of using a supported digital intervention for cancer survivors in primary care: a qualitative process evaluation.

Jazzine Smith, Rosie Essery, Lucy Yardley, Alison Richardson, Joanna Slodkowska-Barabasz, Cassandra Chavlet, Claire Foster, Eila Watson, Chloe Grimmett, Adam W A Geraghty and 6 more

Open access · hybridAbstract read
PubMed Full text at PMC Publisher
In one paragraph

Article in Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
4citing papers in PubMed
1.2field-weighted citation impact, top 18% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Article
  2. Article
  3. Article
  4. Co-Design of the Structured Personalised Assessment for Reviews After Cancer (SPARC) Intervention.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2025
    Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

16 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Jazzine SmithSchool of Psychology, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK. js2c18@soton.ac.uk.
Rosie EsserySchool of Psychology, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK.
Lucy YardleySchool of Psychology, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK.
Alison RichardsonSchool of Health Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK.
Joanna Slodkowska-BarabaszCommunity and Public Health Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, UK.
Cassandra ChavletSchool of Psychology, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK.
Claire FosterSchool of Health Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK.
Eila WatsonCommunity and Public Health Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, UK.
Chloe GrimmettSchool of Health Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK.
Adam W A GeraghtyPrimary Care Research, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK.
Paul LittlePrimary Care Research, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK.
Geoffrey SharmanPatient and Public Involvement Team, Southampton, UK.
Tamsin BurfordPatient and Public Involvement Team, Southampton, UK.
Roger BaconPatient and Public Involvement Team, Southampton, UK.
Lesley TurnerPatient and Public Involvement Team, Southampton, UK.
Katherine BradburySchool of Psychology, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK.
University of Southampton · GBSouthampton City Council · GBOxford Brookes University · GBUniversity Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust · GB

Funding

National Institute for Health Research NIHR-INF-0026
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundIncreasing healthy behaviours (e.g. physical activity) can improve cancer survivors' quality of life. Renewed is a digital intervention developed to provide behaviour change advice with brief healthcare practitioner support. A three-arm randomised controlled trial (Renewed, Renewed with support or a control condition) suggested that prostate cancer survivors in the supported arm had slightly greater estimates of improvements in quality of life compared to other cancer survivors. This study explored participants' experiences using Renewed to understand how it might have worked and why it might have provided greater benefit for prostate cancer survivors and those in the supported arm.

methodsThirty-three semi-structured telephone interviews with cancer survivors' (breast, colorectal, prostate) from the Renewed trial explored their experiences of using Renewed and their perceptions of the intervention. Data were analysed using inductive thematic analysis.

resultsSome participants only used Renewed modestly but still made behaviour changes. Barriers to using Renewed included low perceived need, joining the study to advance scientific knowledge or 'to give back', or due to perceived availability of support in their existing social networks. Prostate cancer survivors reported less social support outside of Renewed compared to participants with other cancers.

conclusionRenewed may support healthy behaviour changes among cancer survivors even with limited use. Interventions targetting individuals who lack social support may be beneficial. IMPLICATIONS FOR CANCER SURVIVORS: Cancer survivors' experiences may inform the development of digital interventions to better serve this population.

Indexed as

Cancer SurvivorsPrimary Health CareFemaleHealth BehaviorHumansMaleProstatic NeoplasmsQualitative ResearchQuality of LifeRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicDigital interventionPatient experiencePrimary careProcess evaluationQuality of life

Identifiers

PMID37405560
PMCPMC10866764
OpenAlexW4383187574

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.