Effects of a Web Based Education Programme About Sexuality Aimed at Nurses That Care for Patients With Cancer

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Nurse-Patient Relations; Neoplasms; Sexuality
• Interventions: Other: Bring it up - Assessment and support of patients' sexuality in cancer nursing

• Registration Number: NCT05573503
• Lead Sponsor: Karlstad University

Brief Summary

The purpose of the SexCan - WebEd Nurse study is to evaluate the effect of a five week online university course, "Bring it up - Assessment and support of patients' sexuality in cancer nursing", aimed at cancer nurses, on occupational self-efficacy and attitudes towards addressing sexuality with patients.

Detailed Description

Cancer nurses attending the course will be recruited. Effects will be used with a pre-post design at two occasions or until we reach 15 participants. Survey data will be collected at baseline and two times post the course. Qualitative interviews with participants will also be performed as well as observational data from the seminars in the course.

The participants' ward managers will also be invited to qualitative interviews considering how to implement the nurses' new knowledge clinically.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2022-10-03
• Study First Submitted QC: 2022-10-06
• Study First Posted: 2022-10-10
• Study Start: 2022-10-14
• Status Verified: 2023-03
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-03-10
• Last Update Posted: 2023-03-13
• Primary Completion: 2024-03-31
• Study Completion: 2024-03-31

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 18

Inclusion Criteria

• Registered nurses working as a contact nurses in cancer care who are admitted to the intervention university course.

Exclusion Criteria

• N/A.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Intervention	Bring it up - Assessment and support of patients' sexuality in cancer nursing	Participants complete baseline assessments and are then assigned the intervention.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in Occupational Self-Efficacy (from baseline to 19 weeks post finished intervention)	At baseline and then 19 weeks post finished intervention.	Measured with the "Short Occupational Self-Efficacy Scale"
Change in Attitudes towards addressing sexuality (from baseline to 19 weeks post finished intervention)	At baseline and then 19 weeks post finished intervention.	Measured with the "Sexual Health - Extended Version - Swedish (PASH-Ext-S)"
Change in Occupational Self-Efficacy (from baseline to 5 weeks post finished intervention)	At baseline and then 5 weeks post finished intervention.	Measured with the "Short Occupational Self-Efficacy Scale". This instrument ranges from 6 to 36 points, where higher values indicate a higher grade of self-efficacy.
Change in Attitudes towards addressing sexuality (from baseline to 5 weeks post finished intervention)	At baseline and then 5 weeks post finished intervention.	Measured with the "Sexual Health - Extended Version - Swedish (PASH-Ext-S)". The instrument ranges from 27 to 135 points. Higher values indicate a higher degree of positive attitudes to addressing sexuality.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in Number of conversations with patients relating to sexuality (from baseline to 5 weeks post finished intervention)	At baseline and then 19 weeks post finished intervention.
Change in Knowledge about the influence of cancer on sexuality (from baseline to 19 weeks post finished intervention)	At baseline and then 19 weeks post finished intervention.	Study specific questionnaire
Change in Knowledge about the influence of cancer on sexuality (from baseline to 5 weeks post finished intervention)	At baseline and then 5 post finished intervention.	Study specific questionnaire

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Karlstad University; 🇸🇪 Karlstad, Värmland, Sweden