Table 2 Content, strategies and behavioural targets of the Healthy Eating and Active Lifestyle After Bowel Cancer programme
Target | Task | Source |
|---|---|---|
Increase awareness of the need to change | Assessment of body, diet and physical activity | Assessment booklet |
Understanding benefits of healthy eating habits and activity lifestyle | Information about healthy recommendations | All booklets |
Learning about new skills on healthy eating and active lifestyle | Learning about healthy options, cooking and shopping tips, understanding portion sizes, choosing healthier alternatives/adding activities to daily routines | All diet-related booklets/physical activity booklet |
Exploring current habits and identifying where the change can be made | Targeted questions on specific dietary habits/physical activity | All diet-related booklets/physical activity booklet |
Selections of specific goal(s) | Action plan | All booklets |
Creating detailed plan how to achieve selected goal | Action plan | All booklets |
Understanding own motivation, risks, barriers, coping strategies and readiness to change | Get ready for your action section | All booklets |
Calendar with notes to record | Make your notes section | All booklets |
Review of the goal and action | Review plan | All booklets |
Instruction to start new booklet, follow-up with participants progress, encouragement and support | Supportive calls every 2 weeks during intervention and once a month during follow up | Telephone calls |
Maintenance of new behaviour, encouragement to start new changes | Calendar for 12 weeks to track progress and continue with changes, opportunity to plan and track new goals | My journey to better health booklet |