The Role of Psychoeducation in Breast Cancer Care

Dicle University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Mastectomy; Psychoeducation for Patients Who Have Undergone Mastectomy

Treatments: Behavioral: Psychoeducation program

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06981910

DicleU-ASBF-NURSE-ÇS-02

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study aims to examine the effect of psychoeducation on body image and sexual quality of life in female patients who underwent mastectomy due to breast cancer.

Full description

Method: This randomized controlled trial with two parallel groups was conducted between October 2023 and January 2025 in the general surgery clinic of a university hospital. The sample consisted of 63 patients (31 in the psychoeducation group and 32 in the control group). Data collection was conducted using the Patient Information Form, the Breast Cancer Body Image Scale (BCBIS), and the Sexual Quality of Life-Female (SQoL-F) questionnaire. Following the pretest administered to all participants, patients in the psychoeducation group received a 6-week psychoeducation program (90 minutes per week). After the completion of the 6-week intervention, a 4-week waiting period was implemented, after which the posttest was administered to all participants. Data analysis included descriptive statistics, chi-square test, t-test, Kolmogorov-Smirnov test, Cronbach's alpha coefficient, ANOVA, and Bonferroni post hoc tests.

Enrollment: 63 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 60 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Women aged between 18 and 60 years
• Married and/or with a partner,
• Residing in the city where this study was carried out,
• İnformed about their diagnosis,
• With no physical deformities or functional impairments caused by comorbid conditions or treatments (e.g., lymphedema, hemiparesis, amputation, tracheostomy),
• Capable of communication, no cognitive impairments or diagnosed psychiatric disorders,
• Having completed chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy,
• With no prior counseling or education related to body image or sexual quality of life.

Exclusion criteria

• Women who were not between the ages of 18 and 60,
• Not married and/or without a partner,
• Not residing in the city where the study was conducted,
• Not informed about their diagnosis,
• With physical deformities or functional impairments caused by comorbid conditions or treatments (e.g., lymphedema, hemiparesis, amputation, tracheostomy),
• Unable to communicate, with cognitive impairments or diagnosed psychiatric disorders,
• Still undergoing chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy,
• Had previously received any counseling or education related to body image or sexual quality of life.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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63 participants in 2 patient groups

Psychoeducation

Experimental group

Description:

A semi-structured "Psychoeducation Program" was implemented over six weeks, with 90-minute sessions conducted weekly. Each subgroup received psychoeducation on different days within the same week. The week the psychoeducation concluded was designated as Week 0, and the scales were re-administered in Week 4.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Psychoeducation program

Control

No Intervention group

Description:

No intervention was provided to the control group; the same scales were administered to them during the 4th week after the conclusion of the psychoeducation program in the psychoeducation group