Evaluation of Bibliotherapy by Students and Patients With Cancer

NCT03969082 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: BC-4703
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 40
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Research has demonstrated the positive effects of bibliotherapy (the use of reading in the treatment of patients), such as increased self-awareness, increased empathy, hope and decreased negativity. At Ghent University Hospital, 20 students from the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences were selected to be trained as readers by 'The Readers Collective', a Flemish Organization inspired by The Reader. Those students will read to patients with acute leukemia or to patients with a solid tumors in an advanced stage, using the "read aloud" method. Eight to ten reading sessions of approximately half an hour will be organized in a 1: 1 relationship between student and patient during a period of six months. The primary aim of study is to determine the acceptability and feasibility of the intervention by the patients as well as the students. Secondary aims are exploring the impact of the reading sessions on the professional development of the students and on the emotional well-being and quality of life of cancer patients. Assessment will be based upon questionnaires (as a basis for the in-depth interviews), diary notes, and in-depth interviews.

Conditions

Acute Leukemia; Advanced Solid Tumor

Keywords

Bibliotherapy; Cancer

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Acceptability of the intervention

  In-depth interview will be used to seek feedback on how well the reading session are received by the patients and the students

  Interviews after six months of the first reading session

Secondary Outcomes (6)

• Impact of the intervention

  Questionnaires: baseline, 12 weeks and six months;

• Impact of intervention in student by the use of in-depth interviews

  In-depth interviews at 12 weeks and after six months of the first reading session

• Acceptability of the intervention

  Interviews after 3 months of the first reading session

• Effect on quality of life of patients

  Questionnaires: baseline, 12 weeks and six months

• Effect on mood of patients

  Questionnaires: baseline, 12 weeks and six months

Other Outcomes (3)

• Feasibility of the intervention: Feedback based upon in-depth interviews organised

  Interviews at 12 weeks after the first reading session

• Feasibility of the intervention by looking at number of reading sessions per dyad

  Six months

• Feasibility of the intervention measured with in-depth interviews

  Interviews after six months of the first reading session

Study Arms (1)

Bibliotherapy

EXPERIMENTAL

Students will read to patients receiving active treatment using the "read aloud" method. This will be performed in a 1: 1 relationship for half an hour for 8-10 times during a period of six months.

Behavioral: Bibliotherapy

Interventions

Bibliotherapy BEHAVIORAL

Students will read to patients during 30 minutes. They will read aloud and pause regularly to encourage patients to reflect on what is being read, on the thoughts the poem or book has stirred or on how the reading matter relates to their own lives.

Bibliotherapy

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Clinical diagnosis of acute leukemia or advanced cancer of a solid tumor
• Treated at an inpatient ward (for patients with leukemia)
• Treated at inpatient ward ( for patients with solid tumor)

You may not qualify if:

• Patients under 18 years;
• Patients who are not able to read or understand Dutch.
• Students:
• \- Student of the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences of Ghent University

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University Hospital, Ghent: lead
• University Ghent: collaborator
• Het Lezerscollectief: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Universitair Ziekenhuis Gent

Ghent, Oost-Vlaanderen, 9000, Belgium

Location

Related Publications (4)

• Malibiran R, Tariman JD, Amer K. Bibliotherapy: Appraisal of Evidence for Patients Diagnosed With Cancer. Clin J Oncol Nurs. 2018 Aug 1;22(4):377-380. doi: 10.1188/18.CJON.377-380.

  PMID: 30035795 BACKGROUND

• Davis J. Enjoying and enduring: groups reading aloud for wellbeing. Lancet. 2009 Feb 28;373(9665):714-5. doi: 10.1016/s0140-6736(09)60426-8. No abstract available.

  PMID: 19263586 BACKGROUND

• Korner A, Roberts N, Steele RJ, Brosseau DC, Rosberger Z. A randomized controlled trial assessing the efficacy of a self-administered psycho-educational intervention for patients with cancer. Patient Educ Couns. 2019 Apr;102(4):735-741. doi: 10.1016/j.pec.2018.12.002. Epub 2018 Dec 3.

  PMID: 30545649 RESULT

• Billington J, Farrington G, Lampropoulou S, Lingwood J, Jones A, Ledson J, McDonnell K, Duirs N, Humphreys AL. A comparative study of cognitive behavioural therapy and shared reading for chronic pain. Med Humanit. 2017 Sep;43(3):155-165. doi: 10.1136/medhum-2016-011047. Epub 2016 Dec 9.

  PMID: 27941097 RESULT

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Neoplasms

Interventions

Bibliotherapy

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Rehabilitation; Aftercare; Continuity of Patient Care; Patient Care; Therapeutics; Psychotherapy; Behavioral Disciplines and Activities

Study Officials

• Tessa Kerre, PhD

  Department of Hematology, Ghent University Hospital

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

• Vibbeke Kruse, PhD

  Department of Medical Oncology/ Cancer Center, Ghent University Hospital

  STUDY CHAIR

• Peter Pype, PhD

  Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Ghent University

  STUDY CHAIR

• Fleur Helewaut

  Clinical Skills Training Centre, Ghent University

  STUDY CHAIR

• Jan Raes

  Founder, Het Lezerscollectief

  STUDY CHAIR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: April 24, 2019
• First Posted: May 31, 2019
• Study Start: March 9, 2019
• Primary Completion: March 1, 2024
• Study Completion: March 1, 2024
• Last Updated: April 17, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-04

Locations

BE (1)