cancer. Benign neoplasm of breast
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Intervention group: Participants are divided into seven subgroups of 5–6 participants.The intervention consists of five 30-minute telephone motivational interviewing sessions conducted
Sponsors
Shahroud University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Age
18 Years to 60 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Age between 18 and 60 years Ability to understand and communicate in Persian Ability to receive telephone calls during the study period Awareness of their cancer diagnosis for at least three weeks prior to enrollment Having received at least three planned cycles of chemotherapy
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Concurrent participation in other studies related to fatigue Use of psychoactive medications or receiving psychotherapy prescribed by a physician during the study period Presence of severe anemia, defined as hemoglobin level less than 9 g/dL Presence of malnutrition, defined as a body mass index (BMI) below 18 kg/m².
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Fatigue is defined as a sense of diminished physical, emotional, and cognitive energy that affects daily activities. Timepoint: Before the intervention and three months after completing the sessions. Method of measurement: The cancer related fatigue scale questionnaire is completed via telephone by the researcher, with each item rated on a 5-point Likert scale (0 = not at all to 4 = very much).;Depression is defined as a set of psychological and emotional symptoms including depressed mood, loss of interest or pleasure, and negative feelings. Timepoint: Before the intervention and three months after completing the sessions. Method of measurement: The Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale questionnaire is completed via telephone by the researcher, with each item rated on a 4-point Likert scale (0 = rarely or never to 3 = most of the time or always), and total scores range from 0 to 60. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactZhr Rahmani Iniolia
Shahroud University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed