Patients With Breast Cancer
Conditions
Keywords
Anxiety, Comfort, Breast Cancer, Stress, Stress Ball
Brief summary
This research was conducted as a randomized controlled study to determine the effect of stress ball application on stress, anxiety and comfort in women with breast cancer receiving chemotherapy.
Detailed description
The research was conducted as a randomized controlled study. A total of 74 patients were randomly assigned to the stress ball group (n=37) and the control group (n=37).
Interventions
OTHERstress ball
A stress ball was applied to the patients in the during chemotherapy treatment.
Sponsors
Mersin University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* who is literate in Turkish, * who was diagnosed with stage 1, 2 and 3 breast cancer * who had the second cure or above chemotherapy receiving treatment * over 18 years of age * female * platelet level \>50,000 mm3 * not having any physical problems squeezing a stress ball
Exclusion criteria
* those who did not agree to participate in the study * those who received chemotherapy for the first time, * those who had any physical disability to squeeze a stress ball * Any receiving intravenous treatment from both arms, * having had a unilateral or bilateral mastectomy and having a problem squeezing a stress ball, * having any psychiatric disease,
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Distress Thermometer | 6 months | Distress level is determined by a visual analog scale ranging from 0-10. Patients express the psychological distress they feel with the numbers on the thermometer; 0 points means that the patient does not experience any distress, and 10 points means that the patient experiences the highest level of distress |
| State-Trait Anxiety Inventory | 6 months | It evaluates the state of anxiety felt by the individual due to the stressful situation he is in. The first 20 items, consisting of short statements, measure the individual's state anxiety level. |
| General Comfort Scale | 6 months | The scale contains a total of 48 items in a four-point Likert type and consists of four sub-dimensions (physical, psycho-spiritual, environmental, and socio-cultural sub-dimensions). |
Countries
Turkey (Türkiye)
Contacts
Primary ContactBirgül VURAL DOĞRU
Outcome results
None listed