The Effect of Web-Assisted Peer Education for Early Diagnosis of Breast Cancer on Health Beliefs, Knowledge Levels and Breast Self-Examination in University Students

NCT ID: NCT06112158

Last Updated: 2024-03-15

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: RECRUITING
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 200 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2024-03-13
• Study Completion Date: 2024-06-30

Brief Summary

The aim of this study was to examine the effect of web-supported peer education on health beliefs, knowledge levels and breast self-examination in university students.

Detailed Description

In line with the general purpose of the study, an experimental design will be used in the study. The population of this study consists of female students of Ankara Medipol University. Considering that there may be dropouts from the study in line with the determined sample size, 200 students (intervention; n=100, control; n=100) who were excluded from the exclusion criteria and who agreed to participate in the study were planned to constitute the study group.

Hypotheses of the Research Between the experimental group and the control group, which received peer education on breast cancer and Breast Self-Examination (BSE); H1a1: There is a difference in terms of the sensitivity subscale score average. H1b1: There is a difference in terms of the mean score of the seriousness/importance subscale.

H1c1: There is a difference in terms of the average score of the benefit perception subscale.

H1d1: There is a difference in terms of the average score of the obstacle perception subscale.

H1e1: There is a difference in terms of the mean score of the trust subscale. H1f1: There is a difference in terms of the health motivation subscale score average.

H2a1: There is a difference in terms of the average knowledge score. H3a1: There is a difference in terms of performing breast self-examination.

Conditions

University Students; Breast Self-examination; Health Education

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: SCREENING
• Blinding Strategy: SINGLE

Study Groups

Education Intervention

The BSE training program for the early diagnosis of breast cancer will be offered to students in two ways: face-to-face and via web support.

While the training program prepared by the researchers was applied to the intervention group, it was planned that no application would be applied to the nonınterventıon group.

In this study, the training period was determined in two ways:

First; In face-to-face training, each training is planned as four sessions of 45 minutes. Each session is planned with a different purpose and application.

Latter; The system will continue to be open during the training provided through web support and face-to-face training, but the system will be closed to access immediately after the face-to-face training is completed.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Education Intervention

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

The BSE training program for the early diagnosis of breast cancer will be offered to students in two ways: face-to-face and via web support.

Content of training Session 1: Topics such as the structure of the breast, the definition of breast cancer, its prevalence, risk factors and symptoms Session 2: Teaching the importance of early diagnosis in breast cancer, the importance and benefits of BSE, the technique of performing BSE, the obstacles to the application of BSE.

Session 3: Teaching the risk factors that cause breast cancer. Session 4: Discussion of case reports of patients diagnosed with breast cancer. Supporting education with web support

nonıntervention Group

Until the research is finalized, no intervention will be made. After the research is finalized, the system will be opened to the nonınterventıon group and the university in general to contribute to their knowledge and awareness.

Group Type: NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

Education Intervention

The BSE training program for the early diagnosis of breast cancer will be offered to students in two ways: face-to-face and via web support.

Content of training Session 1: Topics such as the structure of the breast, the definition of breast cancer, its prevalence, risk factors and symptoms Session 2: Teaching the importance of early diagnosis in breast cancer, the importance and benefits of BSE, the technique of performing BSE, the obstacles to the application of BSE.

Session 3: Teaching the risk factors that cause breast cancer. Session 4: Discussion of case reports of patients diagnosed with breast cancer. Supporting education with web support

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Young women who do not have any diagnosis of cancer or breast cancer
• who have no communication barriers
• who are not pregnant or breastfeeding
• who volunteer to participate in the study

Exclusion Criteria

• Participants with a previous cancer diagnosis
• CHCMM training and who were absent for more than two sessions in the intervention group

• Eligible Sex: FEMALE
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Ankara Medipol University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: collaborator

Esra ÖZER

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Esra ÖZER

Assist. Proff.

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

Ankara Medipol Unıversty

Ankara, , Turkey (Türkiye)

Site Status: RECRUITING

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

Facility Contacts

Esra Özer, Asisst. Prof.

Role: primary

esra.ozer@ankaramedipol.edu.tr

+905433630475

Other Identifiers

AMU-SBF-EO-131

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id