Gynecological cancer Cancer
Conditions
Interventions
The participants will be assigned randomly to participate in a psycho-educational intervention program or to an attention control group:
Psycho-educational intervention group: Participants will recei
Sponsors
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Women with a new diagnosis of primary gynecological cancer including uterine, ovarian and cervical cancers over the past 3 months 2. Planning for surgery as the first-line treatment 3. Older than 18 years 4. Able to understand spoken Cantonese/Mandarin and to read all materials printed in Chinese 5. Able to consent to participate
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients with known psychiatric morbidity
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Level of uncertainty in illness measured using the Chinese version of the Mishel Uncertainty in Illness Scale (C-MUIS) at baseline and the completion of the intervention (3-4 months) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Level of anxiety measured using the Chinese version of the anxiety subscale in the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) at baseline and the completion of the intervention (3-4 months) 2. Sexual functioning measured using the Chinese version of the Sexual Function-Vaginal Changes Questionnaire (SVQ) at the completion of the intervention (3-4 months) | — |
Countries
China
Outcome results
None listed