Meeting the education and support needs of women with breast cancer who are referred for radiotherapy: A multiple-baseline study

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Women diagnosed with breast cancer; Cancer - Breast; Mental Health - Anxiety

• Registration Number: ACTRN12611001000998
• Lead Sponsor: Cancer Australia

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2011-09-20
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 600

Inclusion Criteria

Participants will be eligible for the study if they have been diagnosed with breast cancer, are about to commence a course of radiation therapy that will be more than 4 weeks, are over the age of 18, do not have cognitive impairement or psychiatric illness and are able to converse freely in English.

Exclusion Criteria

Patients who have commenced treatment or completed treatment planning and who have cognitive impairments or psychiatric illness.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Psychological distress measured using the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale.[1) First appointment with their radiation oncologist <br>2) Following one on one consultation with a radiation therapist prior to treatment planning <br>3) Following one on one consultation with a radiation therapiston the first day of treatment.<br>4) Treatment completion.]