Clinical trial · Interventional
The Effect of Nurse-Led Coaching Program on Self-Care Agency and Quality of Life in Reconstructed Breast Cancer Patients
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
The primary objective of this clinical study is to examine the effects of a nurse-led coaching program on self-care agency and quality of life in patients who have undergone reconstructive surgery for breast cancer. 1. Is there a difference in self-care agency between breast reconstructive patients who received a nurse-led coaching program and those who did not? 2. Is there a difference in quality of life between breast reconstructive patients who received a nurse-led coaching program and those who did not? The secondary objective of this clinical study is to determine the satisfaction levels of patients who participated in a nurse-led coaching program for breast reconstructive surgery. The secondary questions the study aims to answer are: 3. What is the satisfaction level of breast reconstructive patients who received a nurse-led coaching program? The researchers will compare whether there are differences in self-care agency and quality of life between breast cancer patients who received a nurse-led coaching program (intervention group) and those who did not (control group). Participants: * Patients who meet the inclusion criteria will be informed of the study's purpose during their postoperative hospital stay, and their informed consent will be obtained. Patients who agree to participate will complete an Introductory Information Form, the Self-Care Agency Scale, and the EORTC QLQ-C30 and QLQ-BR-42 Quality of Life Scales. * After completing the pre-test measurements, the researchers will randomly assign patients to either the control or intervention groups using a random number table. * Patients in the intervention group will receive a routine debriefing on the day of discharge and a total of nine coaching sessions, scheduled weekly for the first 6 weeks and biweekly for the following 6 weeks. These sessions will be conducted via online meeting. * Patients in the control group will receive a routine debriefing only on the day of discharge. * Post-test measurements will be administered to both groups at 12 weeks post-operatively.
Conditions
Conditions (1)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breast Reconstruction | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse-led Coaching Program | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- NO_INTERVENTION
- label
- Control Group
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Intervention Group
- description
- A total of 9 sessions of nurse-led coaching program are implemented for the intervention group over 12 weeks.
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Nurse-led Coaching Program
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Self-care Agency Scale
- timeFrame
- From enrollment to the end of coaching program at 12 weeks
- description
- The Self-Care Agency Scale is a five-point Likert-type scale developed after the concept of self-care was introduced. The scale was developed by Kearney and Fleischer in 1979, and the first version consisted of 43 items (Kearney \& Fleischer, 1979). The Turkish version, whose validity and reliability study was conducted by Nahcivan in 1993, was revised to 35 items. Each statement on the scale is scored 0, 1, 2, 3, and 4, respectively. "Describes me very much" receives 4 points, "Describes me very much" receives 3 points, "I have no idea" receives 2 points, "Does not describe me at all" receives 1 point, and "Does not describe me at all" receives 0 points. Eight of the statements (3, 6, 9, 13, 19, 22, 26, and 31) are evaluated negatively, and the scoring is reversed. The highest possible score on the scale is 140, representing the highest degree of self-care agency. In the Nahcivan study, Cronbach's alpha was determined to be 0.89.
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- Female
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Having undergone breast reconstruction surgery due to breast cancer, * Being 18 years of age or older, * Being able to understand and speak Turkish, * Voluntarily agreeing to participate in the study, * Being able to read and write. Exclusion Criteria: * Having a speech, hearing, or vision impairment, * Having a psychiatric diagnosis or ongoing treatment, * Having metastatic breast cancer, * Having a cancer diagnosis other than breast cancer.
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