Revista de Enfermagem Referência
ISSN 0874-0283 ISSN 2182-2883
PEIXOTO, Nuno Miguel dos Santos Martins; PEIXOTO, Tiago André dos Santos Martins; PINTO, Cândida Assunção Santos SANTOS, Célia Samarina Vilaça de Brito. Validation of an educational intervention to promote health behaviors in cancer survivors: e-Delphi technique. []. , serVI, 1, 1, e21051. 15--2022. ISSN 0874-0283. https://doi.org/10.12707/rv21051.
Background:
Although international evidence demonstrates that health promotion improves the quality of life and optimizes several health behaviors of cancer survivors, educational programs for cancer survivors are scarce in Portugal.
Objectives:
To validate the content and structure of an educational nursing intervention to promote health behaviors in cancer survivors.
Methodology:
A modified e-Delphi study was conducted with three rounds of online questionnaires. Twenty-six of the 30 invited expert nurses participated in the study.
Results:
The experts reached a consensus to include 25 structure-related items and 110 content-related items. The experts considered that the intervention should include four to eight presential sessions, with the possible inclusion of a family member, or in a group, reinforced the idea of nurses’ initial preparation, discussed participant inclusion criteria, and strengthened the use of standardized language to support the contents.
Conclusion:
The expert consensus adds robustness and consistency to this educational intervention and will promote the health of cancer survivors.
: delphi technique; nursing, practical; oncology nursing; healthy lifestyle; health promotion.