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Trial reportJournal of cancer survivorship : research and practice2026

A multimodal cancer rehabilitation programme promoting sense of coherence for women treated for female reproductive cancers: a pilot randomised controlled trial.

Ka Ming Chow, Carmen Wing Han Chan, Alexandra Leigh McCarthy, Jiemin Zhu, Kai Chow Choi, Ka Yi Siu, Alice Wai Yi Leung, Khanh Thi Nguyen

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Trial report in Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. Effectiveness of eHealth interventions in long-term follow-up care for breast and gynecological cancer survivors: a systematic review.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors.

Ka Ming ChowThe Nethersole School of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China. kmchow@cuhk.edu.hk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7442-5197
Carmen Wing Han ChanThe Nethersole School of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Alexandra Leigh McCarthyGriffith Health, Griffith University, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
Jiemin ZhuDepartment of Nursing, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China.
Kai Chow ChoiThe Nethersole School of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Ka Yi SiuDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Prince of Wales Hospital, Hospital Authority, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Alice Wai Yi LeungThe Nethersole School of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Khanh Thi NguyenThe Nethersole School of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo investigate the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary effects of a theory-driven multimodal cancer rehabilitation intervention (MCRI) programme among Hong Kong Chinese women treated for female reproductive cancers (FRC).

methodsA single-blinded randomised controlled trial was conducted in two regional hospitals in Hong Kong involving 35 women treated for FRC. The intervention group (n = 18) received a 12-week MCRI which included 30 modules of app-based health education and three nurse-led individual counselling sessions. The control group (n = 17) received attention from the research nurse through telephone calls. Sense of coherence, health-related quality of life, and cancer-specific distress were measured at baseline (T0), immediately after completion of the intervention (T1) and 12 weeks post-intervention (T2). Twelve intervention completers were interviewed to explore the acceptability of the programme.

resultsRecruitment, consent, and retention rates, counselling session attendance rate, and app usage were satisfactory. The intervention participants reported to have significant improvement in physical well-being at T1 (Cohen's d effect size (d) = 1.04, 95% CI 0.24, 1.83), sense of coherence (d = 0.76, 95% CI - 0.03, 1.54), and cancer-specific distress (d = 1.03, 95% CI - 1.83, - 0.21) at T2. Interviewed participants acknowledged the benefits of the programme and provided comments for improvement.

conclusionsThe MCRI is found to be feasible and acceptable and may improve their sense of coherence, distress, and physical health. A full-scale trial using a larger and more representative sample is warranted to confirm the effects of the programme. IMPLICATIONS FOR CANCER SURVIVORS: Women treated for FRC may be benefited from the MCRI in improving sense of coherence, physical well-being, and distress.

trial registrationThis trial was registered on ISRCTN registry with ID ISRCTN73177277.

Indexed as

Cancer SurvivorsGenital Neoplasms, FemaleSense of CoherenceAdultFemaleHong KongHumansMiddle AgedPilot ProjectsQuality of LifeSingle-Blind MethodBreast cancerDietDistressGynaecological cancerPhysical activityQuality of lifeRehabilitationSense of coherence

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PMCPMC12906564

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