A pilot study of a low-intensity health education intervention on activity and quality-of-life measures for cancer survivors.

221 Background: There is an increasing need for effective targeted health education interventions for cancer survivors related to dietary habits, physical activity and cancer related psychosocial challenges. Methods: We designed an educational program for cancer survivors (n=37 ) presenting for outpatient follow up visits. The program was composed of a 30-60 minute survivorship visit and a series of six 7-10 minute video tutorials shown two at a time either remotely or in person every two months over a six month period about the importance of diet, physical activity and psychosocial aspects of cancer survivorship. Baseline assessments of perceived state of health, physical activity, diet, and the Impact of cancer were made through a series of validated questionnaires, including SF-12, IPAQ, FRDHQ and IOC. Patients were then sent another follow-up survey in approximately 1 year to be filled online; those who could not respond were followed up by phone. Weight and height data were registered during 1 year f...