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Education for Chemotherapy Patients' Kin: Effects on Family Health

NCT07147868 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 171

Last updated 2025-09-08

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Summary

Aim: To evaluate the effects of structured education provided to the relatives of chemotherapy patients on family health, nutrition, and psychological well-being.

Methods: This randomized controlled study will be conducted with a parallel-group, pretest-posttest design at a university hospital in the northeastern region of Turkey. A total of 68 patient relatives are planned to participate (Intervention: 34, Control: 34). The training to be provided to the intervention group will cover topics such as self-efficacy, nutrition, and stress management. Data will be collected at three different time points (pretest, mid-test, posttest) using the Family Health Scale (FHS), the Mediterranean Diet Adherence Screener (MEDAS), and the Psychological Well-Being Scale (PWB). Statistical analyses will include chi-square tests, t-tests, and Pearson correlation coefficients.

Conditions

  • Caregiver Awareness
  • Family Health
  • Psychological Well-being
  • Chemotherapy

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Structured Education Program for Caregivers of Chemotherapy Patients

A structured educational intervention designed for caregivers of cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy, delivered in 30-45 minute sessions to groups of 4-5 participants. The program includes modules on self-efficacy, stress management, healthy lifestyle behaviors, interpersonal relationships, and nutrition based on the Mediterranean diet. Content covers evidence-based strategies for improving family health, psychological well-being, and dietary adherence. Sessions are conducted by a certified practitioner with 480 hours of family counseling training in a university hospital's medical oncology unit seminar room. The intervention aims to reduce caregiver burden, enhance psychological well-being, improve adherence to the Mediterranean diet, and promote family health, as assessed by the Family Health Scale (ASÖ), Mediterranean Diet Adherence Scale (MEDAS), and Psychological Well-Being Scale (PİO) at baseline (t0), post-intervention (t1), and 6 weeks follow-up (t2).

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Yuzuncu Yıl University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-02-10
Primary Completion
2025-03-04
Completion
2025-07-18

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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