Effect of Psychological Education on Quality of Life among Jordanian Women Diagnosed with Breast Cancer

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Poor Quality of life (QOL) for breast cancer patients; Psychological distress (anxiety,depression) for breast cancer patients; Emotional-focus coping strategy rather than Problem-focus coping strategy among women with breast cancer; Public Health - Health promotion/education

• Registration Number: ACTRN12619000095167
• Lead Sponsor: Mr.Murad Younis

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2019-01-22
• Study Completion: 2019-09-04
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 200

Inclusion Criteria

1)Jordanian citizen has started chemotherapy or radiotherapy treatment.
2)Age group of 20 to 65 years (Al-Sulaiman et al., 2018).
3)Women diagnosis as breast carcinoma according to ICD-10.
4)Women with histologically confirmed with stage (0, I, II or III) of breast cancer.
5)Post-operative period of 6 months to 1 year (Mahapatro and Parkar, 2005).
6)Living permanently in Amman city.
7)Able to read and communicate in Arabic and have telephone number.

Exclusion Criteria

1)Women who unable to attend the program or complete the questionnaires due to time constraints.
2)Women with History of psychiatric disorders or chronic systemic diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, multiple sclerosis (Huang and Shi, 2016; Setyowibowo, 2017),(based on the screening from medical files).
3)Women who participating in similar study.
4)Patient with severe depression and anxiety during baseline survey. (Scores as normal 0-7, mild 8-10, moderate 11-14, and severe 14-21).According to HADS.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified