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Acceptability and feasibility of a parent‐targeted dietary intervention in young survivors of childhood cancer: “Reboot”
Author(s) -
Touyz Lauren M.,
Cohen Jennifer,
Garnett Sarah P.,
Grech Allison M.,
Gohil Paayal,
Cohn Richard J.,
Wakefield Claire E.
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
pediatric blood and cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.116
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1545-5017
pISSN - 1545-5009
DOI - 10.1002/pbc.28533
Subject(s) - medicine , reboot , intervention (counseling) , cancer , booster (rocketry) , session (web analytics) , childhood cancer , randomized controlled trial , young adult , physical therapy , gerontology , nursing , surgery , computer science , operating system , physics , astronomy , world wide web
Abstract Background Assess the acceptability and feasibility of delivering Reboot, a telephone dietary intervention to parents of pediatric cancer survivors. The research question asks whether tailored dietary support is acceptable and feasible to deliver to parents of young cancer survivors who have recently completed cancer treatment? Procedure Pre‐post study. Nineteen parents of pediatric cancer survivors (aged 2‐13 years) in remission, who had received cancer treatment at a tertiary children's hospital, less than 5 years prior to the intervention. Participants received four weekly 45‐min telephone sessions led by a psychologist or dietitian and one postintervention booster session 6 weeks later. Sessions addressed strategies to increase children's vegetable and fruit intake. Results Of the 19 parents who started the intervention, 14 completed all sessions within 8 weeks and 12 completed the booster session within 10 weeks. The mean session duration was 47 min. All participants reported that Reboot increased their confidence and knowledge about promoting healthy eating habits to their child. Conclusions Reboot is an acceptable intervention in young cancer survivors aimed at increasing vegetable and fruit intake after cancer treatment. Implications for cancer survivors: The results from the Reboot pilot provides preliminary evidence that a targeted intervention to improve the diets of childhood cancer survivors may be feasible with future modification.