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The Development of a Multi-Modal Cancer Rehabilitation (including Prehabilitation) Service in Sheffield, UK: Designing the Active Together Service

Liam Humphreys
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Anna Myers
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Gabriella Frith
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Michael Thelwell
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Katie Pickering
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Gary Mills
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Karen Kerr
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Patricia Fisher
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John Kidder
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Carol Keen
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Suzanne Hodson
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Gail Phillips
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Rachel Smith
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Laura Evans
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Sarah Thornton
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Emma Dale
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Louise Maxwell
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Diana M Greenfield
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Robert Copeland
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Version 1 : Received: 20 December 2023 / Approved: 22 December 2023 / Online: 25 December 2023 (09:15:52 CET)

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Humphreys, L.; Myers, A.; Frith, G.; Thelwell, M.; Pickering, K.; Mills, G.H.; Kerr, K.; Fisher, P.; Kidder, J.; Keen, C.; Hodson, S.; Phillips, G.; Smith, R.; Evans, L.; Thornton, S.; Dale, E.; Maxwell, L.; Greenfield, D.M.; Copeland, R. The Development of a Multi-Modal Cancer Rehabilitation (Including Prehabilitation) Service in Sheffield, UK: Designing the Active Together Service. Healthcare 2024, 12, 742. Humphreys, L.; Myers, A.; Frith, G.; Thelwell, M.; Pickering, K.; Mills, G.H.; Kerr, K.; Fisher, P.; Kidder, J.; Keen, C.; Hodson, S.; Phillips, G.; Smith, R.; Evans, L.; Thornton, S.; Dale, E.; Maxwell, L.; Greenfield, D.M.; Copeland, R. The Development of a Multi-Modal Cancer Rehabilitation (Including Prehabilitation) Service in Sheffield, UK: Designing the Active Together Service. Healthcare 2024, 12, 742.

Abstract

Cancer patients undergoing major interventions face numerous challenges, including the adverse effects of cancer and the side effects of treatment. Cancer rehabilitation is vital in ensuring cancer patients have the support they need to maximise treatment outcomes and minimise treatment-related side effects and symptoms. The Active Together service is a multi-modal rehabilitation service designed to address critical support gaps for cancer patients. The service is located and provided in Sheffield, UK, an area with higher cancer incidence and mortality rates than the national average. The service aligns with local and regional cancer care objectives and aims to improve clinical and quality of life outcomes of cancer patients by using lifestyle behaviour change techniques to address their physical, nutritional, and psychological needs. This paper describes the design and initial implementation of the Active Together service, highlighting its potential to support and benefit cancer patients.

Keywords

Exercise prescription, exercise, physical activity, psychology, nutrition, cancer, oncology, rehabilitation, prehabilitation, barriers

Subject

Public Health and Healthcare, Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation

Copyright: This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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