Breast Cancer Female
Conditions
Brief summary
To test the effects of a 10-wk stress management interventions vs. a 5-wk control condition on positive psychosocial adaptation in women being treated for breast cancer. Participants assigned to either of the stress management groups will show better positive psychosocial adaptation compared to those in the control group.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALT-CBSM
A 10-week remotely-delivered group, lasting about 120 minutes each session.
BEHAVIORALSupport group
Participants will receive weekly supportive-expressive group intervention for two hours per week for five weeks total.
Sponsors
Soochow university taipei
Koo Foundation Sun Yat-Sen Cancer Center
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE (Subject, Caregiver, Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
20 Years to 70 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Aged between 20 and 70 years * Newly diagnosed breast cancer patients in stages I, II, or III (with no prior history of cancer) * Literate, without significant cognitive impairments * Capable of writing and expressing themselves in Chinese
Exclusion criteria
* Major psychiatric disorders (such as schizophrenia), personality disorders, and substance addiction (excluding smoking) * Currently participating in other breast cancer-related psychotherapy studies
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Distress by the HADS | Baseline (T1), post-intervention (T2), 6 months post-intervention (T3) | The HADS is a 14-item scale, with seven items relating to anxiety and seven relating to depression. Each item on the questionnaire is scored from 0-3 and this means that a person can score between 0 and 21 for either anxiety or depression. |
| posttraumatic growth by the PTGI | Baseline (T1), post-intervention (T2), 6 months post-intervention (T3) | the PTGI a 21-item questionnaire each scored on a range of 0-5. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Positive and Negative affect | Baseline (T1), post-intervention (T2), 6 months post-intervention (T3) | The Affect Balance Scale includes 20 adjectives assessing negative and positive mood. Possible scores range from 1-5. |
| Perceived Stress Management Abilities | Baseline (T1), post-intervention (T2), 6 months post-intervention (T3) | The Measure of Current Status questionnaire and self-designed items were used to measure abilities learned from the group interventions. |
| Quality of Life by the SF-36 | Baseline (T1), post-intervention (T2), 6 months post-intervention (T3) | SF-36 |
Countries
Taiwan
Outcome results
None listed