Healthy eating is important for children after cancer treatment
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Helping your child to develop healthy eating habits soon after their cancer treatment has finished may reduce their health problems as an adult. Health problems as a late complication of cancer treatment can include weight gain, heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure and high cholesterol.
Many of these problems can be avoided or minimised by healthy lifestyle choices. Our team have developed a new online parent program called ‘Reboot-Kids’. It aims to provide parents with an opportunity to receive personalised nutritional coaching both online and by telephone. Your feedback will help us to improve the delivery of dietary support for parents of young survivors of childhood cancer. |
What this study aims to achieve
The study aims to improve:
We are also interested in understanding how effective ‘Reboot Kids’ is in increasing young survivors’ intake of fruit and vegetables compared with parents who don’t receive the intervention straight away, and if it is acceptable to parents of young survivors treated at different hospitals across Australia.
- Young survivors’ dietary intake, particularly for fruits and vegetables
- Parents’ confidence in promoting healthier eating habits to their child
- Support parents to create a healthier home food environment
We are also interested in understanding how effective ‘Reboot Kids’ is in increasing young survivors’ intake of fruit and vegetables compared with parents who don’t receive the intervention straight away, and if it is acceptable to parents of young survivors treated at different hospitals across Australia.
Would you like to be involved?
This study is currently recruiting parents who meet the following criteria:
- Have a child aged between 2 and 12 years;
- previously diagnosed with cancer;
- are currently in remission;
- and completed cancer treatment less than 5 years ago
What does study participation involve?
- You will be asked to participate in four online modules and four over-the-phone consultations with a psychologist specialising in promoting healthy eating behaviours in young survivors of childhood cancer (these should take up to 30 minutes each)
- Complete questionnaires before and after the online modules, which should take about 20-30 minutes each to complete
To participate in the study, please:
- Read the Information Sheet (Parents click here)
- Sign and return the Consent Form to Dr Lauren Winkler
- Once returned, we will be in contact with you to arrange your first appointment
Contact the study co-ordinator:
This study is funded by Cancer Council New South Wales and the The Kids Cancer Project and supported by the the Kids with Cancer Foundation.