The Effect of Education Provided to Family Members Caring for Colorectal Cancer Patients on Caregiving Reactions and Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors: A Prospective Quasi-experimental Study.
The Study Was Conducted as a Pre-test-post-test, Control Group and Quasi-experimental Intervention Research Design in Order to Evaluate the Effects of Education Applied to Family Members Who Provide Care for Patients With Colorectal Cancer on Their Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors and Reactions Towards Caregiving. The Study Population Consisted of 100 Caregiver Who Provide Primary Care to Patients With Colorectal Cancer.
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Brief Summary
The effect of education provided to family members caring for colorectal cancer patients on caregiving reactions and healthy lifestyle behaviors: A prospective quasi-experimental study
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
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participants targeted
Target at P50-P75 for not_applicable
Started Aug 2018
Shorter than P25 for not_applicable
1 active site
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
August 18, 2018
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
December 20, 2018
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
May 20, 2019
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
February 21, 2021
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
March 10, 2021
CompletedMarch 10, 2021
March 1, 2021
4 months
February 21, 2021
March 9, 2021
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Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (2)
The effects of education provided to family members caring for colorectal cancer patients receiving chemotherapy on Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors Scale.
The change in the scala scores of the Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors Scale after the three face-to-face educational sessions provided to the experimental group accompanied by a education booklet compared to the pre-educational period. The minimum and maxmimum values of the scala are 52-208 and higher scores mean a better.
through study completion, an average of 1 year.
The effects of education provided to family members caring for colorectal cancer patients receiving chemotherapy on Caregiver Reaction Assessment Scala.
The change in the scala scores of the Caregiver Reaction Assessment after the three face-to-face educational sessions provided to the experimental group accompanied by a education booklet compared to the pre-educational period. The minimum and maxmimum values of the scala are 24-120 and higher scores mean a worse.
through study completion, an average of 1 year.
Study Arms (2)
Experimental group
EXPERIMENTALControl group
NO INTERVENTIONInterventions
Firstly, the literature was scanned and a education booklet prepared after the opinions of 5 academic nurses, who are experts in the field of oncology, was used. The booklet was included colorectal cancer treatment, symptoms that may develop due to chemotherapy and information on their control, psychosocial support of caregiving family members. Interviews and educational sessions with family members who agreed to participate in the study were held in one-on-one and face-to-face meeting room. These interviews lasted approximately 45 to 60 minutes for each family member. In the interviews, a educational booklet containing information on nutrition, exercise, symptom management, physical aspects of care and disease-specific care was used to present information to caregivers. All of educational sessions were performed by the single researcher.
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Caregivers who committed to providing care to their patients diagnosed with Stage II/III CRC and agreed to participate in the study, and who were suitable to respond to the forms in terms of cognitive and mental health were included in the study.
You may not qualify if:
- Caregivers whose patients had previously received chemotherapy for CRC or had colostomy in their patients and who had previously been education on the subject were excluded from the study
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
Ankara University Graduate School of Health Sciences
Ankara, 06110, Turkey (Türkiye)
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- NON RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- SUPPORTIVE CARE
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Associate professor
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
February 21, 2021
First Posted
March 10, 2021
Study Start
August 18, 2018
Primary Completion
December 20, 2018
Study Completion
May 20, 2019
Last Updated
March 10, 2021
Record last verified: 2021-03