Status:

UNKNOWN

Evaluation of Rumination, Frailty and Tanatophobia in Cancer Patients Over 65 Years of Age

Lead Sponsor:

Sultan Abdulhamid Han Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey

Conditions:

Cancer

Death

Eligibility:

All Genders

65+ years

Brief Summary

The aim of this study is to evaluate tanatophobia and rumination in individuals over 65 years of age receiving cancer chemotherapy and to determine the related factors.

Detailed Description

No studies were found in the literature evaluating the relationship between frailty and lack of social support with tanatophobia and rumination. The aim of this study is to evaluate tanatophobia and r...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • 65 years or older
  • Conscious and no communication problems
  • Being literate
  • Willing to participate in our study voluntarily
  • Cancer patient receiving active chemotherapy treatment

Exclusion

  • Not being willing to participate in the research
  • Serious life-threatening condition (critical illness, intensive care unit stay, acute complication)
  • Dementia, Alzheimer's, cognitive dysfunction
  • Major psychiatric illness

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

May 25 2022

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

December 31 2022

Estimated Enrollment :

180 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT05350007

Start Date

May 25 2022

End Date

December 31 2022

Last Update

June 22 2022

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Sultan Abdülhamid Training and Research Hospital

Üsküdar, Istanbul, Turkey (Türkiye), 34660