The Effect of Constructivist Learning Model Based Gynecological Cancer Education

The Effect of Constructivist Learning Model Based Gynecological Cancer Education on Gynecologic Cancer Awareness, Spiritual Well-being and Health Anxiety: A Randomized Controlled Trial

This is a randomised controlled study.The study was conducted to determine the effect of the constructivist education model given to women on gynecological cancer awareness, health Anxiety and spiritual well-being in women . The study population was composed of women living in Kastamonu. Women will be assigned to control and experimental groups. Women in the control group will receive gynecological education from Cancer Early Diagnosis, Screening and Education Centers (KETEM). The other group will receive gynecological cancer education based on the constructivist model.The hypotheses of the study are as follows:

H0: The of constructivist learning model -based health education programme does not have an effect on gynecologic cancer awareness, spiritual well-being and health anxiety.

H1: The of constructivist learning model -based health education programme have an effect on gynecologic cancer awareness, spiritual well-being and health anxiety.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Gynecologic Cancer
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Education

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 107
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Turkey
  • Kastamonu
    • Merkez, Kastamonu, Turkey, 37150
      • Kastamonu University

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: Adult; Older Adult
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• being 18 years old,
• being willing to participate in this study

Exclusion Criteria:

• having any neuropsychiatric disorder,
• having any physical or mental illness,
• being diagnosed with gynecological cancer,
• not attending theoretical trainings.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Screening
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
No Intervention: KETEM; This group was given a three-week standard gynecological cancer education program by the Cancer Early Diagnosis, Screening and Education Centers (KETEM) unit.
Experimental: constructivist model group; Gynecologic cancer education was given to the intervention group for 3 weeks based on the constructivist education model, taking into account the assimilation, adaptation and balancing stages of education.	Other: Education; is an education program implemented to raise women's awareness about reproductive health and to help them adopt healthy habits.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
gynecologic cancer awareness	comparing the two groups in terms of gynecologic cancer awareness scores. Gynaecological cancer awareness scale will use for data collecting. This scale consists of 41 items and four sub-dimensions, with a minimum score of 41 and a maximum score of 205.The awareness of women is greater the higher the scores obtained from the scale.	before education, after education, 4 weeks after education
spiritual well-being	comparing the two groups in terms of spiritual well-being scores.Three-Factor Spiritual Well-Being Scale will use for collecting data.The scale is graded on a 5-point Likert scale (1=Not at all appropriate for me, 2=Not appropriate for me, 3=A little appropriate for me, 4=Quite appropriate for me, 5=Exactly appropriate for me). . An increase in the score obtained from the scale indicates an increase in the spiritual well-being of the individual	before education, after education, 4 weeks after education
health anxiety scores	comparison of the two groups in terms of health anxiety scores.Health Anxiety Inventory will use for data collecting.. It is an 18-item self-report inventory. Each item is scored from 0 to 3 The maximum score that can be obtained from the scale is 54 and higher scores indicate higher levels of HAI	before education, after education, 4 weeks after education

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Kastamonu University

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): December 25, 2023
• Primary Completion (Actual): January 20, 2024
• Study Completion (Actual): February 20, 2024

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: March 13, 2024
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: March 13, 2024
• First Posted (Actual): March 19, 2024

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): March 20, 2024
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: March 18, 2024
• Last Verified: March 1, 2024

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Other Study ID Numbers: 2023-KAEK-180

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No