Effectiveness of a psychoeducation program to reduce barriers and stigmas of patients with breast cancer in relation to palliative care

Not Applicable

• Conditions: eoplasms, Breast Neoplasms

• Registration Number: RBR-87bg28
• Lead Sponsor: Fundação Pio XII

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2020-08-18
• Last Update Posted: 29 May 2023
• Study Completion: 2023-12-20

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot yet recruiting
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: Not specified

Inclusion Criteria

Women; aged between 18 and 75 years; Present a diagnosis of advanced breast cancer and have knowledge of the disease; being under palliative chemotherapy with Paclitaxel and who do not meet the criteria for immediate palliative care, in accordance with the Palliative Care Referral Protocol in force at the institution; With life expectancy greater than 6 months, at the discretion of the clinical oncologist; Be classified according to the functionality scale of the Estern Cooperative Oncology Group, with an index greater than 2 on the scale.

Exclusion Criteria

Being under drug treatment for mental disorders; Manifest cognitive, attention, language and orientation deficits, preventing questionnaires and instruments, according to screening criteria of the Mini Mental State Examination, considering cut-off points of 17 points for illiterates, 22 points for 1 to 4 years of age. schooling, 24 points from 5 to 8 years of schooling and 26 points for 9 or more years of schooling; Need assistance or have an appointment at the palliative care unit due to advanced cancer, in accordance with the Palliative Care Referral Protocol; Have a diagnosis of advanced cancer, with no possibility of cure and associated with any of the criteria for referral for palliative care according to PECP; Present any comorbidity that, in the opinion of the researchers, prohibits the patient from participating in the study; Weekly visits to the hospital are not available.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Intervention
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Reduction of barriers, stigmas, fears and defenses that prevent the understanding and elaboration of complex and emotionally charged information about referral to palliative care, verified through the Scale of Barriers and Stigmas in relation to Palliative Care (EBE-CP-22 ), based on an increase in the instrument's scores when compared to the pre-intervention indices.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Increased levels of religious and spiritual coping strategies, assessed by the CRE-Abbreviated instrument, based on the finding of an increase in the instrument's scores when compared to the pre-intervention indexes.;Increase in the Hope indexes for cancer treatment, verified using the Hertz Hope Scale (HSE) instrument, based on the finding of an increase in the instrument's scores when compared to the pre-intervention indexes.;Increased levels of coping strategies, measured using the Brief-COPE instrument, based on the finding of an increase in the instrument's scores when compared to the pre-intervention indices.