Neoplasms, Nurse-Patient Relations, Sexuality
Conditions
Keywords
web based education, cancer nurses
Brief summary
The purpose of the SexCan - WebEd Nurse study is to evaluate the effect of a five week online university course, Bring it up - Assessment and support of patients' sexuality in cancer nursing, aimed at cancer nurses, on occupational self-efficacy and attitudes towards addressing sexuality with patients.
Detailed description
Cancer nurses attending the course will be recruited. Effects will be used with a pre-post design at two occasions or until we reach 15 participants. Survey data will be collected at baseline and two times post the course. Qualitative interviews with participants will also be performed as well as observational data from the seminars in the course. The participants' ward managers will also be invited to qualitative interviews considering how to implement the nurses' new knowledge clinically.
Interventions
OTHERBring it up - Assessment and support of patients' sexuality in cancer nursing
Participants will attend a five week online university course, Bring it up - Assessment and support of patients' sexuality in cancer nursing. The course addresses theories and models about sexuality in relation to cancer illness, conversation techniques, models for addressing sensitive topics, methods for assessing the impact of cancer on sexuality, methods for preventing and treating sexual problems in relation to cancer, relevant nursing interventions for person-centred counselling about sexuality, and ethical aspects. The teaching consists of literature, online lectures, seminars, clinical practice, and written exams. A university certificate will be issued to participants who pass all exams.
Sponsors
Karlstad University
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
\- Registered nurses working as a contact nurses in cancer care who are admitted to the intervention university course.
Exclusion criteria
\- N/A.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change in Occupational Self-Efficacy (from baseline to 5 weeks post finished intervention) | At baseline and then 5 weeks post finished intervention. | Measured with the Short Occupational Self-Efficacy Scale. This instrument ranges from 6 to 36 points, where higher values indicate a higher grade of self-efficacy. |
| Change in Occupational Self-Efficacy (from baseline to 19 weeks post finished intervention) | At baseline and then 19 weeks post finished intervention. | Measured with the Short Occupational Self-Efficacy Scale |
| Change in Attitudes towards addressing sexuality (from baseline to 5 weeks post finished intervention) | At baseline and then 5 weeks post finished intervention. | Measured with the Sexual Health - Extended Version - Swedish (PASH-Ext-S). The instrument ranges from 27 to 135 points. Higher values indicate a higher degree of positive attitudes to addressing sexuality. |
| Change in Attitudes towards addressing sexuality (from baseline to 19 weeks post finished intervention) | At baseline and then 19 weeks post finished intervention. | Measured with the Sexual Health - Extended Version - Swedish (PASH-Ext-S) |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change in Knowledge about the influence of cancer on sexuality (from baseline to 19 weeks post finished intervention) | At baseline and then 19 weeks post finished intervention. | Study specific questionnaire |
| Change in Number of conversations with patients relating to sexuality (from baseline to 5 weeks post finished intervention) | At baseline and then 5 weeks post finished intervention. | — |
| Change in Knowledge about the influence of cancer on sexuality (from baseline to 5 weeks post finished intervention) | At baseline and then 5 post finished intervention. | Study specific questionnaire |
Countries
Sweden
Outcome results
None listed