Overview
This study was planned to evaluate the effect of education on the management of side effects and the use of cooling pillowcase on hot flush complaints, sleep and quality of life in women with breast cancer receiving hormone therapy.
Description
It is planned to apply pre-test evaluations in the 1st week and post-test evaluations in the 9th week to the intervention (training) group consisting of women with breast cancer who agree to participate in the study. A total of 3 follow-ups will be performed on the patients in the intervention (education) group in weeks 3 and 7 by telephone interview method and in week 5 by face-to-face interview method using the Patient Follow-up Form. In addition, in order to evaluate the effectiveness of the education given to the patients in the intervention (education) group, the Practices for Coping with the Side Effects of Hormone Therapy Form will be completed in the 5th and 9th weeks.
The control group consisting of women with breast cancer who agreed to participate in the study will be administered pre-test evaluations at week 1 and post-test evaluations at week 9. The patients in the control group will not be subjected to any intervention by the researcher, their routine treatment and care will continue, and they will be followed up only once in the 5th week by phone call.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria:
- 18 years of age or older,
- Estrogen and progesterone receptor positive, stage 1, 2, 3 or 4 primary breast cancer,
- Receiving hormone therapy (goserelin acetate subcutaneously every 4 weeks),
- Pre/Perimenopausal period,
- No sensory and emotional barriers to communication,
- Understands Turkish, can read and write,
- Patients who voluntarily agreed to participate in the study.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Receiving treatment for anxiety and/or depression,
- Receiving gabapentin treatment for neuropathic pain,
- Active viral or bacterial infection,
- Patients with a history of sleep disorders diagnosed before hormone therapy.