Telephone-Linked Care: Enhancing Self-Care for Women with Breast Cancer
Abstract
The objective of this study is to develop informational messages for women with breast cancer about managing chemotherapy related symptoms, integrating them with the TLC monitoring system and then evaluate the usefulness of the informational messages in reducing symptom severity and distress in patients receiving a cycle of chemotherapy for breast cancer. The aims of the study are: (1) To test the feasibility of implementing a computer-based telephone communication system (TLC) to provide informational messages about self care strategies for breast cancer patients during a cycle of chemotherapy. (2) To assess subject satisfaction, level of acceptability and the degree of difficulty in using the system from the patient's perspective. (3) To explore if subjects receiving informational messages about self care strategies have less symptom severity and symptom distress than subjects not receiving the informational messages. We will employ an experimental design with random assignment to TLC monitoring or TLC monitoring and informational messages. Both groups of subjects will be instructed to call the TLC system on a daily basis during chemotherapy. Descriptive statistics will be needed to analyze aims 1 and 2. For exploratory aim 3, t-tests will be utilized to test the differences in mean score on symptom severity and symptom distress.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 2001
- Accession Number
- ADA398978
Entities
People
- Kathleen H. Mooney
Organizations
- University of Utah