The construction and experience of fertility in the context of cancer: Patient, partner and health professional perspectives.

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Fertility; Psychological wellbeing; Quality of life; Cancer; Cancer - Any cancer; Reproductive Health and Childbirth - Fertility including in vitro fertilisation; Mental Health - Other mental health disorders

• Registration Number: ACTRN12615000624583
• Lead Sponsor: Professor Jane Ussher

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2015-06-16
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 160

Inclusion Criteria

Self-nominated person with cancer, or the partner of a person with cancer who had experienced fertility concerns.

Exclusion Criteria

None applied. No restrictions according cancer type, stage, treatments, time since diagnosis.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Health related quality of life was measured with the Medical Outcomes Health Survey Short Form (SF-12)[Participants completed quantitative measures in a questionnaire preintervention at baseline and at six weeks post-intervention.];Distress thermometer[Participants completed quantitative measures in a questionnaire preintervention at baseline and at six weeks post-intervention.]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
14 item Health literacy scale (HLS-14) this is a validated tool. [Participants completed quantitative measures in a questionnaire preintervention at baseline and at six weeks post-intervention.];Program usefulness was assessed by a questionnaire designed specifically for this study [Participants completed qualitativie measures in a questionnaire at six weeks post-intervention.]