Tele-nursing Practices Based on Technological Competence Theory in Breast Cancer Patients - Trial NCT05998655

Timeline & Enrollment

Primary Outcome

Cancer Empowerment Scale,Chemotherapy Symptom Management in Breast Cancer-Self-Efficacy Scale

Summary

This research is a randomized controlled double-blind experimental study aiming to evaluate
 the effect of tele-nursing practices based on technological competence theory on empowerment
 status and symptom management self-efficacy in breast cancer patients. The research will be
 carried out between September 2023 and March 2024 with patients diagnosed with breast cancer,
 who are receiving chemotherapy on an active basis, registered in the Medical Oncology
 Polyclinic of Atatürk University Health Research and Application Center. The sample of the
 study will consist of 70 people, 35 of which are in the experimental group and 35 in the
 control group. Afterwards, approximately 11 weeks of tele-nursing practices, including
 training, counseling and tele-monitoring based on the theory of technological competence,
 will be given to the experimental group. While preparing the content of tele-nursing
 practices, national and international literature will be scanned. In line with the
 literature; Training, consultancy and follow-up will be provided on breast cancer, problems
 experienced in the treatment process of breast cancer, the most frequently experienced
 chemotherapy symptoms and management strategies. Before starting the training program, a
 training booklet will be distributed to the patients and shared as an e-booklet. Within the
 scope of the training program, a five-week training will be held once a week via Google
 Meet. After the training program is completed, the counseling and telemonitoring process
 will begin. In this process, a previously prepared consultancy guide will be used. Counseling
 and telemonitoring will cover 2 chemotherapy cycles (approximately 6 weeks). Within the scope
 of the application, the entire experimental group will be individually phoned on the 7th day
 after receiving a chemotherapy course. Information about the individual conditions of the
 patients and the instant status changes regarding the symptoms will be obtained and their
 questions will be answered in line with the previously created counseling guide. Patients
 will be informed that at any time other than the specified days, the questions of the
 patients regarding the instantaneous situation changes will be answered. After the completion
 of the tele-nursing practices, post-test measurements will be made with the Cancer
 Empowerment Scale and the Chemotherapy Symptom Management in Breast Cancer-Self-efficacy
 Scale of the experimental and control groups, and the feedback of the patients in the
 experimental group regarding the implementation process will be received. No attempt will be
 made to the individuals in the control group during the research process.
 
 Keywords: Tele-nursing, Technological Competence Theory, Breast Cancer, Cancer Empowerment,
 Symptom Management

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