Feasibility Testing and Evaluation of an Online Toolkit for Male Spouses of Women With Breast Cancer
- Conditions
- Breast Cancer
- Interventions
- Behavioral: Male Spouse Transition Toolkit
- Registration Number
- NCT02058615
- Lead Sponsor
- University of Alberta
- Brief Summary
Male partners of women with breast cancer experience distress, so we want to develop a way to support them so they, in turn, can care for their wives. The purpose is to pilot test an online male spouse transition toolkit (MaTT) that the research team has developed. The specific aims are to: a) evaluate the Toolkit for ease of use, acceptability, and feasibility, and; b) collect preliminary data to determine potential effectiveness of the Toolkit in increasing hope, general self-efficacy and quality of life, and its potential effectiveness in decreasing guilt scores for male partners of women with breast cancer (stages 1-3).
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- Male
- Target Recruitment
- 57
- male
- 18 years of age or older
- living with a spouse who has breast cancer (Stage 1, 2, or 3)
- English speaking.
- persons who are non-autonomous adults
- cognitively impaired as determined by the Registered Nurse (RN) researcher
- unable to participate, in the opinion of the RN researcher
- non-English speaking
- does not have a spouse who is diagnosed with having breast cancer (State 1, 2, or 3)
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Male Spouse Transition Toolkit Male Spouse Transition Toolkit All participants in this group will be given access to the Male Spouse Transition Toolkit (MaTT). MaTT is a website based application that is designed to help male spouses of women with breast cancer to increase their awareness of the transitions and experiences they have as a husband and caregiver as well as to stay organized and seek help and resources as needed. To do so it consists of six sections: about me; common changes to expect; frequently asked questions; resources; calendar; and, important health information. These sections contain activities and exercises, as well as fillable templates (i.e., resources, calendar) that users can download at their convenience, from their home computer, tablet, or smart phone. They will be asked to use the MaTT for one month.
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Hope Change from baseline at day 7, 14, 28, and 56 Hope is measured by the Herth Hope Index (HHI). The Herth Hope Index is a 12 item (1-4 point) Likert scale that delineates three sub-scales of hope: a) temporarility and future, b) positive readiness and expectancy, and c) interconnectedness. The HHI has been found to take approximately 5 minutes to complete. Summative scores range from 12-48, with a higher score denoting greater hope. This scale has been found to be reliable (test-retest r=91, p\<0.05) and valid (concurrent validity, r=84, p.,0.05; criterion, r=92, p,0.05; divergent, r=-0.73, p. 0.05).
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Quality of Life Change from baseline at day 7, 14, 28 and 56 Caregiver quality of life is measured by the Caregiver Quality of Life-Cancer (CQOL-C) scale. This scale was developed specifically for family caregivers of persons with cancer. It consists of 35 items using a five-point Likert-type scale. It has four sub-scales: burden (physical and emotional), disruptiveness, positive adaptation and financial concerns. Higher scores reflect higher quality of life. It can be completed in 10 minutes and is considered easy to use. Test-retest reliability was found to be r=0.95 with an internal consistency of r=0.91. it was chosen for this study because it is easy to use and was developed based on quality of life studies of caregivers of persons with cancer.
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
University of Alberta
🇨🇦Edmonton, Alberta, Canada