Service evaluation of ‘Living Well with the Impact of Cancer’ courses by Penny Brohn Cancer Care

This report was recently showcased at the 4th Living Well Conference that was held at the National Centre in Bristol. It is also highlighted on the website for the British Society for Integrative Oncology (www.BSIO.org.uk)

The service evaluation followed 171 participants through 12 months after they attended a 2-day support and education course – the Living Well course – at Penny Brohn Cancer Care. The results demonstrate that participants experienced immediate and more lasting benefits in a variety of dimensions of health related quality of life, as well as in wider aspects of everyday life.

The aim of the evaluation was to measure the benefit that participants were receiving from the Living Well course and to identify how the course was performing in relation to key aspects of the National Cancer Survivorship Initiative strategy (Vision, 2010).  The Evaluation used a mixed methods approach in order to collect data that have revealed some of the key factors that affect why people struggle to maintain healthy lifestyle changes. The results also focus on demonstrating the range of benefits experienced over the course of a year when positive lifestyle changes were initiated and sustained.

Read the full report here

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