Condition 1: Breast Cancer. Condition 2: Lung cancer. Condition 3: Stomach cancer. Condition 4: Liver cancer. Malignant neoplasm of breast Malignant neoplasm of bronchus and lung Malignant neoplasm of stomach Malignant neoplasm of liver and intrahepatic bile ducts
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Intervention Group: Patients with advanced cancer and their family caregivers who receive early palliative care education remotely. After being deemed eligible for participation in the
Sponsors
Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients must be over 18 years old. They should be able to read and write in Persian. They must have access to a smartphone. They should be recognized as having advanced cancer, specifically metastatic/progressive solid tumors at stage III/IV, by an oncologist, within 8 to 12 weeks after the cancer diagnosis. Family caregivers must be over 18 years old. Family caregivers must be able to read and write in Persian.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients and family caregivers have a known diagnosis of mental illness. They are participating in another educational program (before or concurrently). They have a concurrent diagnosis of other disabling diseases (such as dementia, multiple sclerosis, or chronic kidney failure). There is uncorrected hearing loss in patients and family caregivers.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Early palliative care. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study, one month, three months after the intervention. Method of measurement: By the diagnosis of a palliative care specialist physician. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Quality of life of cancer patients. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study, one month, three months after the intervention. Method of measurement: 14- question chronic disease treatment - palliative care performance evaluation questionnaire.;Quality of life of family caregivers of cancer patients. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study, one month, three months after the intervention. Method of measurement: Quality of life of family caregivers of cancer patients questionnaire.;Severity of disease symptoms. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study, one month, three months after the intervention. Method of measurement: Edmonton Symptom Assessment Scale.;Depression. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study, one month, three months after the intervention. Method of measurement: Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactParvaneh Asgari
Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed