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Marital Self-Disclosure Intervention for the Fear of Cancer Recurrence in Chinese Patients With Gastric Cancer: Protocol for a Quasiexperimental Study.
Zhao, Haiyan; Zhou, Ye; Che, Chong Chin; Chong, Mei Chan; Zheng, Yu; Hou, Yuzhu; Chen, Canjuan; Zhu, Yantao.
Afiliação
  • Zhao H; Nursing Department, Jingjiang People's Hospital, Taizhou, China.
  • Zhou Y; Chinese Nursing Journals Publishing House Co, Ltd, Beijing, China.
  • Che CC; Department of Nursing Science, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
  • Chong MC; Department of Nursing Science, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
  • Zheng Y; Nursing Department, Jingjiang People's Hospital, Taizhou, China.
  • Hou Y; Nursing Department, Jingjiang People's Hospital, Taizhou, China.
  • Chen C; Nursing Department, Jingjiang People's Hospital, Taizhou, China.
  • Zhu Y; Nursing Department, Jingjiang People's Hospital, Taizhou, China.
JMIR Res Protoc ; 13: e55102, 2024 Apr 29.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38684089
ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND:

Patients with gastric cancer experience different degrees of fear of cancer recurrence. The fear of cancer recurrence can cause and worsen many physical and psychological problems. We considered the "intimacy and relationship processes in couples' psychosocial adaptation" model.

OBJECTIVE:

The study aims to examine the effectiveness of a marital self-disclosure intervention for improving the level of fear of cancer recurrence and the dyadic coping ability among gastric cancer survivors and their spouses.

METHODS:

This is a quasiexperimental study with a nonequivalent (pretest-posttest) control group design. The study will be conducted at 2 tertiary hospitals in Taizhou City, Jiangsu Province, China. A total of 42 patients with gastric cancer undergoing chemotherapy and their spouses will be recruited from each hospital. Participants from Jingjiang People's Hospital will be assigned to an experimental group, while participants from Taizhou People's Hospital will be assigned to a control group. The participants in the experimental group will be involved in 4 phases of the marital self-disclosure (different topics, face-to-face) intervention. Patients will be evaluated at baseline after a diagnosis of gastric cancer and reassessed 2 to 4 months after baseline. The primary outcome is the score of the Fear of Progression Questionnaire-Short Form (FoP-Q-SF) for patients. The secondary outcomes are the scores of the FoP-Q-SF for partners and the Dyadic Coping Inventory.

RESULTS:

Research activities began in October 2022. Participant enrollment and data collection began in February 2023 and are expected to be completed in 12 months. The primary results of this study are anticipated to be announced in June 2024.

CONCLUSIONS:

This study aims to assess a marital self-disclosure intervention for improving the fear of cancer recurrence in Chinese patients with gastric cancer and their spouses. The study is likely to yield desirable positive outcomes as marital self-disclosure is formulated based on evidence and inputs obtained through stakeholder interviews and expert consultation. The study process will be carried out by nurses who have received psychological training, and the quality of the intervention will be strictly controlled. TRIAL REGISTRATION ClinicalTrials.gov NCT05606549; https//clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05606549. INTERNATIONAL REGISTERED REPORT IDENTIFIER (IRRID) DERR1-10.2196/55102.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Neoplasias Gástricas / Autorrevelação / Medo / Recidiva Local de Neoplasia Limite: Adult / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged País/Região como assunto: Asia Idioma: En Revista: JMIR Res Protoc Ano de publicação: 2024 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: China País de publicação: Canadá

Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Neoplasias Gástricas / Autorrevelação / Medo / Recidiva Local de Neoplasia Limite: Adult / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged País/Região como assunto: Asia Idioma: En Revista: JMIR Res Protoc Ano de publicação: 2024 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: China País de publicação: Canadá