Colorectal cancer
Conditions
Interventions
Control group:Usual care
Intervention care:Combining face-to-face and telephone/WeChat, this intervention program employed approaches of communication education and skill training. The intervention program
consists of five se
Sponsors
Jiangnan University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 100 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: (I) One partner of the couple was diagnosed with colorectal cancer (any stage); (ll) the spouse was the primary one informal caregiver of the patient; (llI) adult married couples (age >18 years old); (IV) neither patient nor spousal had a verbal communication disorder; (V) both partners of the couple were willing to participate in the caregiver program.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: (l)the spouse was not the primary informal caregiver of the patient; (ll) spousal caregivers have serious physical or the spouse was not the mental illness themselves; (lll) either partner was unable or unwilling to participate in the program.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Benefit finding; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Anxiety and depression;Quality of life;Marital satisfaction;Dyadic coping; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactQiuping Li
Jiangnan University
Outcome results
None listed