Cancer
Conditions
Interventions
Individual consultations based on a nursing support program grounded in self-efficacy will be conducted by nurses.
Control group: receives standard outpatient care and nursing as usual
Sponsors
Toho University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1)Cancer patients who are continuing to work 2)Aged between 18 and 65 years old 3)Patients who have started outpatient treatment within the last 6 months 4)Patients with an ECOG Performance Status of 0 or 1 5)Patients who have provided written consent to participate in this study 6)Patients who are capable of verbal communication in Japanese 7)Patients whose physical and mental condition allows for a 60 minute interview, as determined by the attending physician and nurse
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1)Individuals who will reach the mandatory retirement age during the study period 2)Individuals with cognitive impairments or other conditions that make verbal communication difficult 3)Patients scheduled for additional inpatient treatment, such as preoperative adjuvant therapy 4)Individuals whose condition has worsened due to cancer or other diseases, and whose prognosis is determined by the attending physician to be less than 6 months 5)Individuals deemed inappropriate by the principal investigator
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Self-efficacy scale scores | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1) Number and percentage of patients who completed each intervention 2) Employment status (working hours and days) 3) Quality of life (QOL) 4) Psychological stress | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactMasamitsu Kobayashi
Toho University Faculty of Nursing
Outcome results
None listed