The Effect of Art Design in the Chemotherapy Waiting Room on the Anxiety of Patients Who Will Receive Chemotherapy for the First Time
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Sponsor
- Enrollment
- 106
- Locations
- 2
- Primary Endpoint
- anxiety and stress measurements
Study Overview
Brief Summary
investigating chemotherapy anxieties
Detailed Description
Breast cancer is the most common type of cancer in women in the world, and it is the first in cancer-related deaths in women all over the world. In the treatment of breast cancer, in addition to surgery, patients with advanced stage or high risk of recurrence receive neoadjuvant and adjuvant chemotherapy treatments. This period starts with 3 months and extends according to the treatment protocols it will receive.
Since the first diagnosis of breast cancer, it has psychological effects such as intense stress, decrease in quality of life and anxiety as well as physical effects on patients. The time spent in the "waiting room" while patients are examined and receiving treatment before chemotherapy inevitably has an effect on their anxiety.
In this study; It was aimed to investigate the effects of environmental factors in waiting rooms on patients' anxiety.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Other
- Masking
- None
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 18 Years to 99 Years (Adult, Older Adult)
- Sex
- Female
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria
- •to receive chemotherapy for breast cancer for the first time
- •give consent for the study
Exclusion Criteria
- •not approving to participate in the study
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
anxiety and stress measurements
Time Frame: 60-120 minutes
The State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) - Measuring anxiety with the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS)
Secondary Outcomes
No secondary outcomes reported
Investigators
Asoc. Prof. Erdoğan Selçuk Şeber
Asoc. Prof.
Namik Kemal University