The Effect of Stress Ball Application on Stress, Anxiety and Comfort During Chemotherapy in Women With Breast Cancer: A Randomized Controlled Study
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Patients With Breast Cancer
- Sponsor
- Mersin University
- Enrollment
- 74
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- General Comfort Scale
- Status
- Not yet recruiting
- Last Updated
- last year
Overview
Brief Summary
This research was conducted as a randomized controlled study to determine the effect of stress ball application on stress, anxiety and comfort in women with breast cancer receiving chemotherapy.
Detailed Description
The research was conducted as a randomized controlled study. A total of 74 patients were randomly assigned to the stress ball group (n=37) and the control group (n=37).
Investigators
Birgul Vural Dogru
Associate Professor
Mersin University
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •who is literate in Turkish,
- •who was diagnosed with stage 1, 2 and 3 breast cancer
- •who had the second cure or above chemotherapy receiving treatment
- •over 18 years of age
- •platelet level \>50,000 mm3
- •not having any physical problems squeezing a stress ball
Exclusion Criteria
- •those who did not agree to participate in the study
- •those who received chemotherapy for the first time,
- •those who had any physical disability to squeeze a stress ball
- •Any receiving intravenous treatment from both arms,
- •having had a unilateral or bilateral mastectomy and having a problem squeezing a stress ball,
- •having any psychiatric disease,
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
General Comfort Scale
Time Frame: 6 months
The scale contains a total of 48 items in a four-point Likert type and consists of four sub-dimensions (physical, psycho-spiritual, environmental, and socio-cultural sub-dimensions).
Distress Thermometer
Time Frame: 6 months
Distress level is determined by a visual analog scale ranging from "0-10". Patients express the psychological distress they feel with the numbers on the thermometer; "0 points" means that the patient does not experience any distress, and "10 points" means that the patient experiences the highest level of distress
State-Trait Anxiety Inventory
Time Frame: 6 months
It evaluates the state of anxiety felt by the individual due to the stressful situation he is in. The first 20 items, consisting of short statements, measure the individual's state anxiety level.