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Investigating the effect of providing health information on family members anxiety of cancer patients

Not Applicable
Conditions
The effect of providing cancer related health information on the anxiety of family members of cancer patients.
Anxiety disorder, unspecified
F41.9
Registration Number
IRCT20230611058452N1
Lead Sponsor
Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Complete
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
80
Inclusion Criteria

Age range of 18-75 years
Patients who have been diagnosed with cancer in the last 6 months
Having at least a diploma in literacy
Having sufficient cognitive ability for questioning and answering
Being a first degree family member (father, mother, child, sibling and spouse)
Provide written informed consent to participate in the study
Getting a moderate to high anxiety score from the Spielberger situational anxiety scale

Exclusion Criteria

Having a known mental illness or addiction
Experiencing any adverse events in the past 6 months
Occurrence of circumstances that force you to leave questions and answers with the nurse

Study & Design

Study Type
interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
The level of anxiety States. Timepoint: Before and after the intervention. Method of measurement: Spielberger state anxiety scale.
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
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