Evaluation of the Effectiveness of the Combined Psychological Resilience and Self-efficacy Intervention for Improving Resilience and Self-efficacy and Reducing Anxiety and Depression of Oesophageal Cancer Surgery Patients

Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the effectiveness of the combined psychological resilience and self-efficacy intervention in oesophageal cancer surgery patients. The main question it aims to answer is:

Is the combined psychological resilience and self-efficacy intervention program more effective than the single psychological resilience intervention in improving psychological resilience and self-efficacy and reducing anxiety and depression in patients undergoing oesophageal cancer surgery? Researchers will compare the combined psychological resilience and self-efficacy intervention program to the single psychological resilience intervention and routine care to see if the combined intervention can improve psychological resilience and self-efficacy and reduce anxiety and depression in oesophageal cancer surgery patients.

Participants will receive the combined psychological resilience and self-efficacy intervention program in the combined intervention group, the single psychological resilience intervention in the single intervention group and routine care in the control group.

Conditions

• Esophageal Cancer

Interventions

OTHER

The combined psychological resilience and self-efficacy intervention

Based on the content of the literature analysis and the group's previous research, a joint intervention programme on psychological resilience and self-efficacy for patients undergoing surgery for oesophageal cancer has been developed. The programme consists of 6 sessions in total, including preoperative period and one month after discharge, covering the period when patients' postoperative symptoms occur most severely. The intervention will be conducted in an individual, offline face-to-face format during the patients' hospital stay; considering the smooth implementation of the intervention after the patient will be discharged from the hospital, we will conduct the intervention in an individual, offline face-to-face format during the patient's outpatient review, and set up a WeChat group in case the patients are at home to conduct the intervention in the form of an online punch card.

OTHER

The mindfulness intervention

The oesophageal cancer surgery patients in the single intervention group will receive 5 sessions of mindfulness intervention consistent with the mindfulness intervention component of the combined intervention programme. The intervention will be conducted in an individual, offline face-to-face format during the patients' hospitalisation; we will conduct the intervention in an individual, offline face-to-face format during the patients' outpatient review, and set up a WeChat group in case the patients are at home in the form of an online punch card. Each session will include a pre-session reflection and post-session homework. The whole process will be supervised and reminded by interventionists, who will respond to patients' questions in a timely manner to ensure patients safety and the smooth implementation of the intervention. Adjustments and improvements will be made at any time according to the needs of patients undergoing oesophageal cancer surgery.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Anhui Medical University School of Nursing Qingmiao Programme

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Natural Science Foundation of Anhui Provincial Department of Education

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Anhui Medical University

  lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

NONE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

18 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2024-07-01

Primary Completion

2025-03-31

Completion

2025-06-01