Health-promoting Lifestyle in a Genetic Counseling Clinic

NCT05545254 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: FNF201830
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 140
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This was a cross-seThis was a cross-sectional study, which aimed to describe the health-promoting lifestyle of breast cancer patients and family members in a Chinese genetic counseling clinic, and to explore its various levels with different socio-economic variables. 259 patients conformed to the inclusion and exclusion criteria were enrolled. Participants were sent a questionnaire web-link to be invited to finish this survey. 140 participants were finally included in this study. Finally, a good level of health-promoting lifestyle of breast cancer patients and family members was acquired. More education and intervention should be tailored to enhance and encourage health-promoting lifestyle behaviors in participants with low monthly family income. Additionally, developing nutritional curriculum and strengthening the publicity of nutritional popular science were priorities in the future improvement measures.ctional study

Conditions

Breast Cancer; Genetic Testing

Keywords

Health-promoting lifestyle, breast cancer, genetic

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Chinese Health-promoting lifestyle profile-Ⅱ

  HPLP-Ⅱ is an scale instrument used to evaluate a person's health-promoting lifestyle behaviors, which contains 52 items and has been translated into Chinese in 1997.It contains 6 subscales: self-actualization, health responsibility, physical activity, nutrition, interpersonal relationships and stress management. A Likert 4-scale is used to measure each item, and never to regularly signifies 1-4. The total score ranges from 52 to 208. Higher scores mean better health-promoting behaviors.

  The primary outcome was measured during one month after the genetic test.

Study Arms (1)

Breast cancer patients and their family members who have undertaken genetic testing

In this study, 259 participants were recruited from November 2019 to March 2022. All participants originated from a genetic counseling clinic of a cancer center in Shanghai, China. 259 participants were contact, and among them, 158 participants finally agreed to participate and completed the survey.

Genetic: genetic testing

Interventions

genetic testing GENETIC

Two questionnaires were included in the link, one referring to the demographic information, and another one involving the health-promoting lifestyle. In the demographic information, the genetic test results were not requested to be written, but the participants need to answer whether they understand the results. The HPLP-Ⅱ is an scale instrument used to evaluate a person's health-promoting lifestyle behaviors, which contains 52 items and has been translated into Chinese in 1997. It contains 6 subscales: self-actualization, health responsibility, physical activity, nutrition, interpersonal relationships and stress management.

Breast cancer patients and their family members who have undertaken genetic testing

Eligibility Criteria

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

Study Population

In this study, 259 participants were recruited from November 2019 to March 2022. All participants originated from a genetic counseling clinic of a cancer center in Shanghai, China. 259 participants were contact, and among them, 158 participants finally agreed to participate and completed the survey.

You may qualify if:

• over 18 years old;
• with a diagnosis of breast cancer or having a family history of breast cancer
• the first time to take genetic testing in our clinic
• ECOG\<2.

You may not qualify if:

• diagnosed with psychiatric or intellectual impairment
• having a history of genetic testing previously

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Fudan University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center

Shanghai, China

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Breast Neoplasms

Interventions

Genetic Testing

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Neoplasms by Site; Neoplasms; Breast Diseases; Skin Diseases; Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Clinical Laboratory Techniques; Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures; Diagnosis; Investigative Techniques; Genetic Techniques; Genetic Services; Health Services; Health Care Facilities Workforce and Services; Diagnostic Services; Preventive Health Services

Study Officials

• Zhenqi Lu, Master

  Fudan University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: OTHER
• Time Perspective: CROSS SECTIONAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Director of nursing department

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: September 9, 2022
• First Posted: September 19, 2022
• Study Start: November 13, 2019
• Primary Completion: March 4, 2022
• Study Completion: March 4, 2022
• Last Updated: September 19, 2022

Record last verified: 2022-09

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

CN (1)