breast cancer
Conditions
Interventions
Nursing interventions to promote participant fatigue self-management are conducted in two separate sessions consisting of four steps: learn of fatigue, assess physical condition, cope with fatigue, an
s activities.
Sponsors
Faculty of Life Sciences Kumamoto University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Women are eligible who if ; have be diagnosed with breast cancer ; mastectomy / breast conserving surgery planned or completed ; undergoing standard adjuvant chemotherapy and ; give informed consent.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Excluded women who: ; have activity restrictions due to preexisting illness ; can't speak Japanese and answer questionnaires ; have malnutrition, anemia, or electrolyte abnormalities that affect fatigue ; judged by the attending physician to have problems participating in the study
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Fatigue: Cancer fatigue scale(CFS) Activity: Steps per day It will be Assessed at 3 time points; baseline, during and after the intervention. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1.QOL: Quality of Life questionnaire for Cancer Patients Treated with Anticancer Drugs(QOL-ACD) 2.anxiety and depression: Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale(HADS Japanese version) 3.Self-efficacy: Self-efficacy for advanced cancer(SEAC) | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactHiroko Kokufu
Faculty of Life Sciences Kumamoto University Department of Clinical Nursing
Outcome results
None listed