A self-help intervention for reducing time to diagnosis in Indonesian women with breast cancer symptoms.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

We investigated the effectiveness of a self-help intervention named PERANTARA, which aims to improve adherence to diagnostic procedures among women with breast cancer (BC) symptoms to reduce the time to a definitive diagnosis.

Methods

With a cluster randomized crossover design across four hospitals, PERANTARA and treatment as usual (TAU) or TAU only was provided at successive periods in a randomly determined order. The main outcome was the time between the first medical consultation and the definitive diagnosis. Secondary outcomes were BC knowledge, measured by the Breast Cancer Knowledge Test (BCKT); symptoms of anxiety and depression, measured by the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS); quality of life, measured by the World Health Organization Quality o

SUBMITTER: Setyowibowo H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7217183 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature