Effectiveness on Family Cohesion and Happiness of Using Social Media to Enhance Happiness Accounts for Late-Stage Cancer Patients and Their Families

YANG WEN-CHI

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Cancer

Treatments: Other: life review

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06559917

A202405117

Details and patient eligibility

About

The study period is from September 1, 2024, to December 31, 2025. The subjects are cancer patients from the medical center of this hospital. A block randomization will be used to assign 100 patients to the experimental group and 100 patients to the control group, totaling 200 patients. During the study process, questionnaires and medical records of the subjects will be collected. The experimental group will receive the social media "Happiness Ledger" intervention, while the control group will receive routine treatment. Questionnaires will be collected from both groups before and after the intervention.

Enrollment: 100 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 20+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria for Advanced Cancer Patients:

1. Patients diagnosed with stage III or IV cancer by a specialist physician.
2. Patients who agree to participate in the study after being informed about the research.
3. Patients who are conscious and able to communicate in Mandarin or Taiwanese.
4. Patients aged 20 years or older.
5. Patients with no history of mental illness.

Inclusion Criteria for Family Members:

1. The primary caregiver of a patient diagnosed with stage III or IV cancer by a specialist physician.
2. The primary caregiver who has a blood, marital, or cohabitation relationship with the patient.
3. Family members who agree to participate in the study after being informed about the research.
4. Family members who are conscious and able to communicate in Mandarin or Taiwanese.
5. Family members aged 20 years or older.
6. Family members with no history of mental illness.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria for Advanced Cancer Patients:

1. Patients in the experimental group and control group who reside in the same ward.
2. Patients who share a ward with subjects already included in the study.
3. Patients involved in ongoing medical disputes.
4. Patients who cannot understand the study explanation due to language or cognitive impairments.
5. Patients with a life expectancy shorter than the planned study duration.

Exclusion Criteria for Family Members:

1. Family members who do not have direct living or caregiving contact with the patient.
2. Family members who cannot visit the patient regularly or participate in the study.
3. Family members who cannot understand the study explanation due to language or cognitive impairments.
4. Family members with significant visual or hearing impairments who do not use assistive devices and cannot resolve communication issues.
5. Family members who cannot make independent decisions.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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100 participants in 2 patient groups

Experimental Group

Experimental group

Description:

Upon admission to the cancer-related ward, after explaining the purpose and process of the study, patients who agree to participate in the study will complete the first questionnaire before the intervention with the social media "Happiness Ledger". The family members will have one week to organize photos, after which the patients will share the meaning of the photos. The process will be recorded by the researcher and will last approximately 40 to 60 minutes. Afterward, the researcher will create a video of about three minutes using the photos and ask the participating family members to assist in uploading the photos to the family LINE group as feedback to the research subjects. The patients will then complete the second questionnaire.

Treatment:

Other: life review

Control Group

No Intervention group

Description:

After explaining the purpose and process of the study to the patients and their family members on the day of admission, and obtaining their consent to participate in the study, they will complete the first questionnaire. One week later, they will complete the second questionnaire. After the entire study is completed, the control group will receive the same social media "Happiness Ledger" intervention as the experimental group. Data collection will be conducted for both groups before and after the intervention.