The development and user evaluation of health behaviour change resources for teenage and young adult Cancer survivors.

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This paper describes the methods that were used to develop a health behaviour intervention specifically for teenage and young adult cancer survivors (TYACS). The program of work, carried out in partnership with CLIC Sargent (a UK based cancer charity for children and young people) was guided by The Behaviour Change Intervention Design Process. A systematic review of existing intervention studies was carried out and TYACS were surveyed on their interest in receiving health behaviour information and their preference regarding the format, delivery and timing of such information. Health professionals were also surveyed to gather their views on how health behaviour information would be best delivered to young people with cancer. The results of these studies informe

SUBMITTER: Pugh G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6377718 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature