About this trial
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if a standardized pharmacists-provided education module by social media can improve patients' knowledge of chemotherapy-related side effects. The main questions it aims to answer is:
• Do patients who received a standardized pharmacists-provided education module by social media improve their knowledge of chemotherapy-related side effects? Researchers will compare standardized chemotherapy education +video (experimental group) versus chemotherapy handouts (control group).
Participants will:
* Received standardized chemotherapy education + video or chemotherapy handouts at the first and second chemotherapy section. * Fill out a questionnaire for outcomes assessment.
Eligibility criteria
This trial does not accept healthy volunteersQualifiers
Breast cancer patients aged 18 or older undergoing their first chemotherapy.
Possess a smartphone and are able to watch videos on it.
Disqualifiers
Unable to read or complete questionnaires in Chinese.
Cognitive impairments.
Pregnant women.
Trial design
Parallel
Treatments tested in this trial
Standardized chemotherapy education + video
Other interventionVideos will be provided with patients and they will watch videos during the visit. The information regarding the prevention and management of side effects and further instructions when to visit hospital. Patients will have access to videos and watch videos after leaving the hospital for the entire treatment course
Treatment groups
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
A questionnaire with 5 questions of side effects management
Each question is a multiple choice with 4 options and 1 correct answer
Secondary outcomes
FACT-B, The Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy - Breast
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