Health-related goals in female cancer survivors after treatment.

摘要: Researchers often have studied cancer treatments and psychosocial aspects of dealing with cancer, but seldom they evaluated survivors at the end their or survivors' health-related goals. The purpose study was to identify goals female this phase survivorship. Participants (N = 51) were women who aged 34 77 years had finished radiation and/or chemotherapy for primary breast gynecologic cancers. Using a longitudinal design, interviews conducted within 4 weeks 3 months after treatment. answered open-ended questions about Content analyses performed on participants' responses. Across interviews, most common improving physical activity (54-56% in first second respectively), performing meaningful activities (26-27%), losing weight (21-22%), eating better diet (16-22%). Clinicians can assess such address them, as needed, among cancer. could design test effect interventions designed patients' behavioral health outcomes similar survivors.