'Re-engage' pilot study protocol: a nurse-led eHealth intervention to re-engage, educate and empower childhood cancer survivors.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Many childhood cancer survivors are disengaged from cancer-related follow-up care despite being at high risk of treatment-related late effects. Innovative models of long-term follow-up (LTFU) care to manage ongoing treatment-related complications are needed. 'Re-engage' is a nurse-led eHealth intervention designed to improve survivors' health-related self-efficacy, targeted at survivors disengaged from follow-up. Re-engage aims to overcome survivor- and parent-reported barriers to care and ensure survivors receive the care most appropriate to their risk level.

Methods and analysis

This study will recruit 30 Australian childhood cancer survivors who are not receiving any cancer-related care. Participation involves two online/telephone consultations with a survivo

SUBMITTER: Signorelli C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5898358 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature