The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between uncertainty intolerance and caregiver burden in a web-based empowerment program based on uncertainty theory in disease, applied to caregivers of prostate cancer patients.
This study was designed as a pre-test-post-test parallel-group, randomized controlled experimental design. The research will be conducted at the Radiation Oncology Clinic of Necmettin Erbakan University Faculty of Medicine Hospital, Republic of Turkey. Caregivers of prostate cancer patients will be randomly divided into two groups: experimental group (31) and control group (31). For the experimental group: A web-based reinforcement program based on uncertainty theory will be applied. For the control group: No application will be made to the caregivers. The primary outcome of this study is to determine the intolerance to uncertainty scores of caregivers of prostate cancer patients. The secondary outcome is to determine the caregiving burden of caregivers.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
62
Web-Based Empowerment Program Based on Uncertainty Theory
Intolerance of Uncertainty Scale
The highest possible score on the scale is 60, and the lowest is 12. Higher scores indicate a high level of intolerance for uncertainty. Higher scores indicate greater intolerance for uncertainty.
Time frame: first week and fifteenth week
Zarit Caregiver Burden Scale
The scale can be scored from a minimum of 0 to a maximum of 88 points. A high score on the scale indicates a high caregiver burden.
Time frame: first week and fifteenth week
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