breast cancer
Conditions
Interventions
The intervention program consists of 5 weekly sessions that includes 3 support groups and 2 counseling sessions to help each participant promote stress management, symptom management, and health behav
Sponsors
Graduate School of Nursing Art and Science, University of Hyogo
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Women are eligible to participate if they ; have a confirmed past diagnosis of breast cancer ; have a fear of cancer recurrence ; are 6 months or more and less than 10 years from the curative treatment, except for hormonal therapy ; are disease-free at the start of the intervention ; can read and write Japanese and; can give informed consent.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients are ineligible to participate if they have serious cognitive disorder and psychiatric disease.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| fear of cancer recurrence: Japanese version of the Concerns About Recurrence Scale (CARS-J) Participants will be assessed at baseline, immediately after completing the intervention, and 3 months later. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1.anxiety and depression: Hospital anxiety and depression scale (HADS) 2.QOL: Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Breast (FACT-B) 3.coping: Mental Adjustment to Cancer (MAC) scale | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactSayoko Yuasa
Graduate School of Nursing Art and Science, University of Hyogo Clinical Nursing
Outcome results
None listed