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LETSGO Lifestyle and Empowerment Techniques in Survivorship of Gynecologic Oncology

Duration: 01.01.2019 – 31.12.2025
Project type: Research project
Affiliation: Department of Sport Science and Physical Education

LETSGO (Lifestyle and Empowerment Techniques in Survivorship of Gynecologic Oncology) is a multicenter intervention study on follow-up after gynecologic cancer involving 12 Norwegian hospitals.

Contact persons

Sveinung Berntsen Stølevik UiA Participant

Project description

Seven hospitals will serve as control hospitals and will follow the current routine, while five hospitals will change their control routine by replacing half of the doctor visits with nurse visits. The nurses will focus on symptoms of recurrence, motivation for lifestyle changes, and rehabilitation needs together with the patients. They will also introduce patients to the LETSGO app as additional support.

Participants

Sveinung Berntsen Stølevik UiA Participant
Bjørg Holm UiA Participant
Anita Paulsen UiA Participant
Jeanette Hoel User representative Participant
Lisbeth Westergren User representative Participant
Anne Marthe Øverås User representative Participant
Ingvild Vistad University of Oslo Campus South Participant
Inger Ragnhild Kloumann Sorlandet Hospital Trust Participant
Jorid Skuthe Myklebust Sorlandet Hospital Trust Participant
Mette Skorstad University of Bergen Ph.d. Candidate
Benedikte Western Atea Agder Ph.d. Candidate
Ingrid Demmelmaier Uppsala University Participant
Milada Hagen OsloMet Participant
Torbjørn Wisløff Akershus University Hospital and University of Oslo Participant
Kristina Lindemann Oslo University Hospital Participant
Lonneke van de Poll-Franse Tilburg University Participant
Liv Cecilie Vestrheim Thomsen University of Bergen Participant

Publications

Skorstad M, de Rooij BH, Jeppesen MM, et al. Self-management and adherence to recommended follow-up after gynaecological cancer: results from the international InCHARGE study. International journal of gynecological cancer : official journal of the International Gynecological Cancer Society. Aug 2021;31(8):1106-1115. doi:10.1136/ijgc-2020-002377
Paulsen A, Vistad I, Fegran L. Nurse–patient sexual health communication in gynaecological cancer follow-up: A qualitative study from nurses' perspectives. Journal of Advanced Nursing. 2023;79(12):4648-4659. doi:https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.15755
Paulsen A, Vistad I, Fegran L. Gynecological cancer survivors' experiences with sexual health communication in nurse-led follow-up consultations. Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand. Mar 2024;103(3):551-560. doi:10.1111/aogs.14749
Vistad I, Skorstad M, Demmelmaier I, Småstuen MC, Lindemann K, Wisløff T, van de Poll-Franse LV, Berntsen S. Lifestyle and Empowerment Techniques in Survivorship of Gynaecologic Oncology (LETSGO study): a study protocol for a multicentre longitudinal interventional study using mobile health technology and biobanking. BMJ Open. 2021 Jul 12;11(7):e050930. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-050930. PMID: 34253678; PMCID: PMC8276283.
Skorstad M, Vistad I, Fegran L, Berntsen S, Johannessen B. Nurse-led consultations reinforced with eHealth technology: a qualitative study of the experiences of patients with gynecological cancer. BMC Nurs. 2022 Nov 25;21(1):326. doi: 10.1186/s12912-022-01104-9. PMID: 36434602; PMCID: PMC9701034.

Funding

The project is funded by the Norwegian Cancer Society and the South-Eastern Norway Regional Health Authority.

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