Anxiety, Breast Cancer
Conditions
Brief summary
investigating chemotherapy anxieties
Detailed description
Breast cancer is the most common type of cancer in women in the world, and it is the first in cancer-related deaths in women all over the world. In the treatment of breast cancer, in addition to surgery, patients with advanced stage or high risk of recurrence receive neoadjuvant and adjuvant chemotherapy treatments. This period starts with 3 months and extends according to the treatment protocols it will receive. Since the first diagnosis of breast cancer, it has psychological effects such as intense stress, decrease in quality of life and anxiety as well as physical effects on patients. The time spent in the waiting room while patients are examined and receiving treatment before chemotherapy inevitably has an effect on their anxiety. In this study; It was aimed to investigate the effects of environmental factors in waiting rooms on patients' anxiety.
Interventions
OTHERwaiting room enriched with music, paintings and artificial plants
waiting room enriched with music, paintings and artificial plants
Sponsors
Namik Kemal University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
18 Years to 99 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* to receive chemotherapy for breast cancer for the first time * give consent for the study
Exclusion criteria
* not approving to participate in the study
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| anxiety and stress measurements | 60-120 minutes | The State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) - Measuring anxiety with the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) |
Countries
Turkey (Türkiye)
Outcome results
None listed