Effectiveness of Peer Support on Quality of Life in Recently Diagnosed Breast Cancer Patients - a Randomized Trial
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 260
- 试验地点
- 2
- 主要终点
- A change of health-related quality of life (HRQoL).
研究概览
简要总结
This study examines effectiveness of peer support of breast cancer patients. Half of the participants received peer support via telephone in addition to usual care and another half are give the usual care only.
详细描述
Seriously sick people need social support to maintain their quality of life. Social support may be given by peers, who have experienced the same.
In this study voluntary participants with recently diagnosed breast cancer were randomly allocated to intervention (N=130) or control (N=130) group. The intervention group received, in addition to usual care, peer support via telephone 1-5 times according to their own preference. The control group received usual care only. Peer support was given by volunteered breast cancer survivors who were educated for giving peer support.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Single Group
- 主要目的
- Supportive Care
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 性别
- Female
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •recently diagnosed primary breast cancer
- •no other serious illnesses
- •ability to communicate in Finnish or Swedish (official languages in Finland)
- •ability to fill in the questionnaires
排除标准
- •some other serious illnesses
- •inability to communicate in Finnish or Swedish (official languages in Finland)
- •inability to fill in the questionnaires
研究组 & 干预措施
Intervention group
Peer support group received, in addition to usual care, peer support via telephone 1-5 times according to their own preference. Peer support was started at the time between diagnosis and the beginning of treatments.
干预措施: Peer support (Behavioral)
Control group
The control group received usual care only. For ethical reasons, participants in the control group were not discouraged from seeking peer support by themselves if they felt a need for it.
结局指标
主要结局
A change of health-related quality of life (HRQoL).
时间窗: From baseline to 3, 6 and 12 months later.
HRQoL was assessed with a generic 15D instrument.
次要结局
- Satisfaction for life(Baseline and 3, 6 and 12 months later.)
- The use of health care services(Baseline and 3, 6 and 12 months later.)
研究者
Anu Toija
Doctoral student
University of Jyvaskyla