Survivorship Research

Psychosocial outcomes of the partners/caregivers of cancer survivors
Continuing the 5-year longitudinal study to describe the prevalence and predictors of anxiety, depression, quality of life and perceived needs of the partners/caregivers of cancer survivors.

Qualitative study of cancer survivors’ partners’ & caregivers’ psychosocial outcomes
Undertaking in-depth interviews with partners/caregivers of cancer survivors to explore their unmet needs and how these can be addressed.

Validation of Supportive Care Needs Survey – Partners & Caregivers (SCNS-P&C44)
Paper detailing the psychometric properties of the Supportive Care Needs Survey – Partners & Caregivers.

Cancer Survival Study
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Continuing the 5 year longitudinal study to describe the prevalence and predictors of anxiety, depression, perceived needs and quality of life of cancer survivors.

Lifestyle & cancer surveillance practices of survivors
Continuing the study of cancer survivors exploring their behavioural lifestyle and screening practices.

Nutrition & Physical Activity of cancer survivors
Continuing the collaborative project with University of Queensland to conduct a sub-study of cancer survivors exploring their preferences for content, timing and delivery mode of lifestyle interventions.

Supportive Care Needs Survey: 9-Item Screening Tool (SCNS-ST9)
Disseminating the findings of the development of a 7-item SCNS.

SCNS Manual supplement
Develop and disseminate SCNS reference data for cancer survivors 6 months post-diagnosis.

Qualitative exploration of use of dietary supplements
Qualitative exploration of the use of DS amongst cancer survivors.

Acceptability of Heartmoves exercise program for Cancer Survivors
Collaborative project with NHF exploring the acceptability of the Heart Moves exercise program for cancer survivors.

ENCORE Physical Activity RCT
A collaborative project with the YWCA Encore program to add a tailored print physical activity intervention to the existing face-to-face program.