Publications by authors named "Cole Walker"
Objective: To evaluate the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of Families Addressing Cancer Together (FACT), a web-based, individually tailored, psychoeducational intervention for parents with cancer to improve illness-related communication with their minor children.
Methods: Parents with stage I-IV solid tumors who had children ages 3-17 were randomized to 6 weeks of FACT versus waitlist control. Feasibility was assessed by rates of recruitment and retention.
Article Synopsis
- The study investigated how cohabitation status affects the success of a web-based weight loss intervention for cancer survivors and their partners, focusing on elements of social cognitive theory like self-efficacy and support.
- Results showed that the intervention positively influenced dietary support and reduced perceived barriers to diet and exercise for non-cohabitating partners, but these effects were not observed among cohabitating couples.
- The findings highlight the importance of social support from partners who do not live together, while also indicating that the dynamics of these relationships need further exploration.
Importance: Cancer survivors experience accelerated functional decline that threatens independence and quality of life. Previous studies have suggested that vegetable gardening may improve diet, physical activity, and physical function in this vulnerable population, which comprises more than 5% of the US population.
Objective: To assess whether diet, physical activity and functioning, and other outcomes improved in older cancer survivors assigned to a vegetable gardening intervention compared with a waitlist.
(1) Background: A healthful diet, regular physical activity, and weight management are cornerstones for cancer prevention and control. Yet, adherence is low in cancer survivors and others, calling for innovative solutions. Daughters, dUdes, mothers, and othErs fighting cancer Together (DUET) is a 6-month, online, diet-and-exercise, weight-loss intervention to improve health behaviors and outcomes among cancer survivor-partner dyads.
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