Education and Health in Women With Cervical Cancer

Condition(s) studied

Investigational drug(s) / intervention(s)

Health Education Recommendations Group: In the first meeting, participants will answer a questionnaire called "Sociodemographic and Clinical Profile of Participants," designed to collect essential information about their social characteristics and clinical conditions. After this stage, each participant will receive a detailed booklet containing all the axes of the Education on Health program, which are: Sedentary Behavior, Physical Activity, Healthy Eating, Mental Health (Self-esteem, Self-care and Body Image), Socialization, Physical Health (Illness, Sleep and Hydration). During the 12 weeks of the study, participants will receive periodic recommendations on all the aforementioned themes through messages sent via WhatsApp. Complementary online meetings will also be held for each theme, promoting group activities designed to encourage the exchange of experiences, collaborative learning, and the development of healthy habits.

Study summary

Introduction: Cervical neoplasms constitute a significant public health problem on a global scale. According to the National Cancer Institute, this pathology is the third most prevalent type of cancer among women in Brazil, and the second most incident neoplasm in the North and Northeast regions. Estimates for each year of the 2023-2025 triennium point to approximately 17,010 new cases, with a gross incidence rate of 15.38 cases per 100,000 women. Health education emerges as a fundamental strategy in promoting healthy behaviors and building critical awareness of the health-disease process, considering individual and collective particularities.

Objective: To evaluate the effect of health education on the level of quality of life, physical activity, self-esteem, anxiety, depression, nutrition, and pain in women with cervical cancer.

Materials and Methods: This is a clinical trial with cervical cancer patients. The sample will be randomly distributed into two groups: the Health Education Recommendations Group (HERG) and the Control Group (CG), which will remain under usual care. The intervention will last 12 weeks, during which the HERG will receive health education recommendations through face-to-face meetings and via social media. The variables in this study are the participants' sociodemographic and clinical profile, lifestyle, sedentary behavior, level of physical activity, nutrition, self-esteem, anxiety and depression, quality of life, and pain. The variables of interest will be evaluated at baseline, after 6 and 12 weeks through multivariate analysis, comparing the effects of group, time, and interaction of both. Analyses will be performed using SPSS version 24.0 software, with a significance level of 5%. Expected results: Lifestyle change in at least two addressed areas. The developed material contributes to the scientific literature through the creation of textbooks, articles, and by offering valuable insights into the effectiveness of health education strategies. Future research can expand this work, adapting it to other populations or contexts to maximize its impact.

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Primary outcome measure(s)

• Lifestyle — From enrollment to end of treatment at 12 weeks
  Lifestyle assessment will be performed using the Individual Lifestyle Profile Questionnaire (ILPQ) by Nahas, Barros, and Francalacci.
• Sedentary behavior — From the beginning of treatment to the end, in 12 weeks.
  Sedentary behavior will be assessed using the "Longitudinal Aging Study Amsterdam - Sedentary Behavior Questionnaire" (LASA-SBQ).
• Level of Physical Activity — From the beginning of treatment to the end, in 12 weeks.
  The International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ - short version) is an instrument used to examine and verify the level of physical activity.

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