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| Helsinki University Central Hospital | OTHER |
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This study examines effectiveness of peer support of breast cancer patients. Half of the participants received peer support via telephone in addition to usual care and another half are give the usual care only.
Seriously sick people need social support to maintain their quality of life. Social support may be given by peers, who have experienced the same.
In this study voluntary participants with recently diagnosed breast cancer were randomly allocated to intervention (N=130) or control (N=130) group. The intervention group received, in addition to usual care, peer support via telephone 1-5 times according to their own preference. The control group received usual care only. Peer support was given by volunteered breast cancer survivors who were educated for giving peer support.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Intervention group | Experimental | Peer support group received, in addition to usual care, peer support via telephone 1-5 times according to their own preference. Peer support was started at the time between diagnosis and the beginning of treatments. |
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| Control group | No Intervention | The control group received usual care only. For ethical reasons, participants in the control group were not discouraged from seeking peer support by themselves if they felt a need for it. |
| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Peer support | Behavioral | Peer support persons are breast cancer survivors, who were educated to give peer support. They contacted participants by telephone. |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| A change of health-related quality of life (HRQoL). | HRQoL was assessed with a generic 15D instrument. | From baseline to 3, 6 and 12 months later. |
| A change of health-related quality of life (HRQoL). | HRQoL was assessed with a disease-specific instrument EORTC QLQ-30 and its breast cancer specific module BR23. | From baseline to 3, 6 and 12 months later. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Satisfaction for life | Satisfaction for life was assessed with a questionnaire created for this study. | Baseline and 3, 6 and 12 months later. |
| The use of health care services | The use of health care services was assessed with a questionnaire create for this study. |
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Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
Participants were women who had breast cancer.
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Anu Toija, MHS | University of Jyvaskyla | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Helsinki University Hospital | Helsinki | 00029 | Finland |
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| ID | Term |
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| D001943 | Breast Neoplasms |
| ID | Term |
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| D009371 | Neoplasms by Site |
| D009369 | Neoplasms |
| D001941 | Breast Diseases |
| D012871 | Skin Diseases |
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| Baseline and 3, 6 and 12 months later. |
| D017437 |
| Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases |