Intervention to Improve Self-Care of Symptoms in Breast Cancer Survivors on Adjuvant Endocrine Therapy
| Status: | Completed |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Breast Cancer |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Oncology |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 50 - Any |
| Updated: | 2/7/2015 |
| Start Date: | December 2012 |
| End Date: | December 2015 |
| Contact: | G van Londen, MD, MS |
| Email: | vanLondenJ@upmc.edu |
| Phone: | 4126922382 |
Intervention to Improve Self-Care of Symptoms in Breast Cancer Survivors on Adjuvant Endocrine Therapy.
Hormone responsive breast cancer is common and costly. Long-term adjuvant endocrine therapy
(AET) improves breast cancer outcomes greatly, but, unfortunately, is commonly associated
with physical and emotional concerns. I propose to evaluate the feasibility and preliminary
effectiveness of a behavioral intervention to facilitate problem identification, provide
education, coaching for breast cancer survivors with symptoms while on AET. Therefore, the
intervention intends to empower women to engage in better self-care and seek out resources
they need, which, in turn, will lead to better symptom management.
(AET) improves breast cancer outcomes greatly, but, unfortunately, is commonly associated
with physical and emotional concerns. I propose to evaluate the feasibility and preliminary
effectiveness of a behavioral intervention to facilitate problem identification, provide
education, coaching for breast cancer survivors with symptoms while on AET. Therefore, the
intervention intends to empower women to engage in better self-care and seek out resources
they need, which, in turn, will lead to better symptom management.
Inclusion Criteria:
- Age ≥ 50.
- Nonmetastatic bread cancer survivors reporting being bothered by 1 or more symptoms
related to their treatment with AET (for > 0 months and < 6 months).
- Possess a household or cell telephone.
- Ability to provide informed consent.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Clinically significant cognitive impairment.
- Communication barrier limiting ability to participate in telephone assessments.
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