Psychological Adjustment to Breast Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment: Evaluating an Interactive Self-Help Workbook.
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- distressbreast cancerCancer - Breast
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12609000934246
- Lead Sponsor
- Flinders University
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 66
Inclusion Criteria
Stage 0 to II breast cancer, diagnosed in the previous month, English speaking, aged 18 years or over
Exclusion Criteria
pre-existing neurological condition (e.g., dementia)
Insufficient english to complete questionnaires/read workbook
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Distress: Depression scores as measured by Depression Anxiety stress Scale[baseline, then 3-month and 6-months after intervention received];Distress: Anxiety scores as measured by Depression Anxiety Stress Scale[baseline, then 3-month and 6-months after intervention received];Distress: Truamatic stress as measured by the total scale score of the Posttraumatic Stress Scale-Self Report[baseline, then 3-month and 6-months after intervention received]
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Quality of life (QOL): Global QOL, measured by EORTC QLQ-C30[baseline, then 3-month and 6-months after intervention received];Quality of life: Body Image, measured by EORTC BR-23.[baseline, then 3-month and 6-months after intervention received];Maladaptive coping: helplessness/hopelessness - measured by the mini-Mental Adjustment to Cancer Scale[baseline, then 3-month and 6-months after intervention received];Maladaptive coping: anxious preoccupation - measured by the mini-Mental Adjustment to Cancer Scale[baseline, then 3-month and 6-months after intervention received];Maladaptive coping: cognitive avoidance - measured by the mini-Mental Adjustment to Cancer Scale[baseline, then 3-month and 6-months after intervention received]