A Comparison of Strategies for Injection Teaching: Verbal and Written Instruction Versus Verbal and Written Plus Simulation in Patients With Breast Cancer and Their Caregivers
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Breast Cancer
- Sponsor
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
- Enrollment
- 51
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- compare verbal and written teaching for injection teaching
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 10 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to compare two different ways of teaching people how to give injections at home. The first is what we do now, which is teaching patients and/or their caregivers verbally and by giving written instructions. The second is what we do now (verbal and written instructions) along with a demonstration and practice using a needle and an injection pad that feels similar to skin and fat. This is being done to find the best method for teaching people to give an injection at home.
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •English speaking
- •Over 18 years of age
- •No history of performing injections
- •Patient must be receiving pegfilgrastim during adjuvant or neoadjuvant chemotherapy
- •Patient will have the pegfilgrastim administered at home either by self administering or by a caregiver.
Exclusion Criteria
- •Patient or caregiver desire to inject (with saline) during or immediately following the injection teaching
- •Prior self-injection or injection administration experience of any type
- •Patients with history of anaphylaxis or other severe reactions to latex
- •Patients that required pegfilgrastim injection be administered in clinic
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
compare verbal and written teaching for injection teaching
Time Frame: 1 year
with verbal and written teaching + simulation using an injection model, in terms of: * Patient/caregiver satisfaction * Patient/caregiver self-confidence * Nurse satisfaction
Secondary Outcomes
- Assess for changes in patient self-reported(1 year)
- Compare the amount of nurses' time spent teaching(1 year)
- Compare nurses' perceptions of patient/caregiver confidence levels(1 year)