Grant: Project Grant - Priority Announcement: Patient-Oriented Research
University of Alberta
$100,000.00
HEAL-ME ACE: An Interactive eHealth Network Delivering Personalized Exercise, Physiotherapy and Nutrition Programming and Support to Rural and Remote Breast Cancer Survivors
FY 2019-20
Summary
Breast cancer survivors (BCS) living in rural and remote communities do not have access to services to meet their unique exercise, physiotherapy, and nutrition needs. In 2017, we implemented the Alberta Cancer Exercise (ACE) program that has been successful in improving fitness and reducing cancer-related symptoms in urban centres. HEAL-ME is an innovative e-Health program that has features designed for ease of clinical implementation and adoption by a wider chronic disease population. HEAL-ME offers a virtual solution to improve accessibility to multidisciplinary supportive care for individuals living in rural and remote communities.
The goal of the study is to adapt HEAL-ME for use with BCS and test its effectiveness. We will combine exercise, physiotherapy and nutrition elements from the breast cancer survivor rehabilitation program into the existing HEAL-ME app. HEAL-ME "ACE" will then be assessed for its effectiveness and acceptability for use in rural and remote communities where ACE is not offered. We hypothesize that this supported home-based program will offer state of the art multidisciplinary rehabilitation programming.
In Phase I we will develop the specific content of HEAL-ME ACE for use with BCS. We will conduct a survey and two focus group sessions with rural and remote BCS residents to collect information on needs and preferences for content and delivery of HEAL-ME ACE. We will then pilot test components of the program with rural and remote BCS. For Phase II, we will conduct a roll-out implementation study across Alberta to test the feasibility and effectiveness of the full HEAL-ME ACE program on exercise, physiotherapy, and nutritional outcomes in BCS living in rural and remote communities.
If proven feasible and effective, HEAL-ME ACE will allow for scheduled one-to-one and group video conferences between a healthcare professional and BCS to facilitate semi-supervised, home-based wellness programming accessible by all regardless of location.
Department
Program
Project Grant - Priority Announcement: Patient-Oriented Research
Recipient
Location
Alberta, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
CIHR Funding Decisions Database
As published
Id
414610
Name
Mcneely Margaret L
Region
Alberta
Country
Canada
Orgtype
Institution Paid; Research Institution
Instname2
Health Services and Policy Research
Theme2
Health systems / services
Prcname2
Health Services Evaluation & Interventions Research 2
Projecttitle
HEAL-ME ACE: An Interactive eHealth Network Delivering Personalized Exercise, Physiotherapy and Nutrition Programming and Support to Rural and Remote Breast Cancer Survivors
Programtype2
Operating Grants
Orgnameinp2
University of Alberta
Cihramount2
$100,000
Cihrequipment2
$0
Programname2
Project Grant - Priority Announcement: Patient-Oriented Research
Keyworddelim
Breast Cancer; Ehealth; Exercise; Nutrition; Physical Therapy
Abstract
Breast cancer survivors (BCS) living in rural and remote communities do not have access to services to meet their unique exercise, physiotherapy, and nutrition needs. In 2017, we implemented the Alberta Cancer Exercise (ACE) program that has been successful in improving fitness and reducing cancer-related symptoms in urban centres. HEAL-ME is an innovative e-Health program that has features designed for ease of clinical implementation and adoption by a wider chronic disease population. HEAL-ME offers a virtual solution to improve accessibility to multidisciplinary supportive care for individuals living in rural and remote communities.
The goal of the study is to adapt HEAL-ME for use with BCS and test its effectiveness. We will combine exercise, physiotherapy and nutrition elements from the breast cancer survivor rehabilitation program into the existing HEAL-ME app. HEAL-ME "ACE" will then be assessed for its effectiveness and acceptability for use in rural and remote communities where ACE is not offered. We hypothesize that this supported home-based program will offer state of the art multidisciplinary rehabilitation programming.
In Phase I we will develop the specific content of HEAL-ME ACE for use with BCS. We will conduct a survey and two focus group sessions with rural and remote BCS residents to collect information on needs and preferences for content and delivery of HEAL-ME ACE. We will then pilot test components of the program with rural and remote BCS. For Phase II, we will conduct a roll-out implementation study across Alberta to test the feasibility and effectiveness of the full HEAL-ME ACE program on exercise, physiotherapy, and nutritional outcomes in BCS living in rural and remote communities.
If proven feasible and effective, HEAL-ME ACE will allow for scheduled one-to-one and group video conferences between a healthcare professional and BCS to facilitate semi-supervised, home-based wellness programming accessible by all regardless of location.
Competitiondate
201909
Approvedterm2
1 yr 0 mth
Pinamesdelim
Mcneely, Margaret L; Tandon, Puneeta
Approvedterm
1 an 0 mois
Cihrcontribution2
~ $100,000~ $0~
