5. Discussion
cancer, anxiety, Cancer
CANCER, RECRUITMENT, CANCER
Cancer survivors report that persistent physical and psychological symptoms post-cancer treatment interfere with their ability to re-engage in valued roles and activities. The need for self-management interventions to provide individuals with knowledge and skills to manage the impact of persistent symptoms has been identified. The aim of this study therefore was to test the feasibility of a pre-existing self-management intervention, OptiMal, for individuals following the completion of cancer treatment. The study demonstrated comparable recruitment rates to other cancer-related trials, high adherence to the intervention and low attrition rates. Following attendance at OptiMal, there were statistically significant improvements for the intervention participants for anxiety and quality of life. Other outcome measures showed greater improvements for the intervention participants but did not reach significance.