A workbook-journal for women with breast cancer: promoting psychological adjustment after treatment completion.

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Breast Cancer; Cancer - Breast

• Registration Number: ACTRN12607000629437
• Lead Sponsor: isa Hallsworth

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2007-12-12
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 40

Inclusion Criteria

Diagnosis of Primary Breast Cancer (Stages I-II), completed active treatment (surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy), aged 18 years or over, able to read sufficient English to be able to use the workbook.

Exclusion Criteria

Recurrent Cancer

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Examining if a significant change occurred in the following coping measures relative to the control group: Planning, Restraint, Seeking Social Support (Instrumental, Emotional), Turning to Religion, Venting Emotions, & Denial.[Baseline, 3 months and 6 months after receiving the workbook]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Examining if a significant change occurred in the following distress and quality of life domains relative to the control group: Centre for Epidemiological Studies (CESD)Depression scale, Depression Anxiety Stress Scales (DASS) Anxiety subscale, Posttraumatic Stress Scale-Self Report (PSS-SR) Traumatic Stress Scale, European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) Quality of Life Questionnaire-Cancer 30 items (QLQ-C30) Global quality of life (QOL) scale and 5 functional subscales (physical, role, cognitive, social, emotional), and Breast-23 item Specific Module (BR-23) Body Image Scale.[Baseline, 3 months and 6 months.]