Head and neck cancer patient experience of a new dietitian-delivered health behaviour intervention: 'you know you have to eat to survive'.
Kristen Louise McCarterAmanda L BakerBen BrittonSean A HalpinAlison BeckGregory CarterChris WrattenJudith BauerLuke WolfendenKatrina BurchellErin ForbesPublished in: Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (2018)
Dimensions and themes overlapped with the qualitative literature on HNC patient experience of treatment. However, some themes, such as the empowerment of a message linking eating to survival, appeared unique to this study. Patients found this message to be delivered in a supportive manner that motivated change.