A Study on the Effectiveness of WeChat-based Online Education to Reduce Perioperative Anxiety in Breast Cancer Patients
Condition: Breast Cancer Female
MeSH terms: Breast Neoplasms
Study type: Interventional

Summary: 
      Patients who meet the enrollment criteria will be randomly assigned to the WeChat education
      group and the regular group. In addition to the regular preoperative visits, the WeChat
      education group will also watch science videos through WeChat before the surgical procedures.
      The regular group only received regular preoperative visits and education by ward nurses. The
      main observation indicator is the incidence of preoperative anxiety defined as the scores of
      State Anxiety Inventory more than 40 points.
    

Detailed description: 
      Patients who meet the inclusion criteria will be randomly assigned to the WeChat online
      education group or the regular group. Two researchers will conduct preoperative education,
      preoperative evaluation and postoperative follow-up respectively.The patients in WeChat group
      will be first assessed by a researcher on admission about anxiety and sleep (base on the
      State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) scale and the sleep quality scale (SQS)). Once the
      assessment completed, the patients are required to follow the WeChat public platform to watch
      the education videos when they are free. The content of the videos is jointly decided by the
      breast surgeon, anesthetists, and ward nurse including the overall prognosis, surgical
      approach, postoperative rehabilitation exercises, preparation for anesthesia, anesthesia
      approach and possible effects of anesthesia, which covers all aspects of surgery, anesthesia,
      and perioperative care. The videos are presented in an easy-to-understand pattern to ensure
      participants of all ages and levels of education comfortably understand the content.
      Participants can simply click on the video dialogue box in the public platform for playback
      and watch it unconditionally.Patients in regular group will be also assessed by the same
      researcher on admission for anxiety and sleep (base on State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI)
      scale; sleep quality scale (SQS) scale). Upon completion of the assessment, they received
      oral instruction from the ward nurse covering the same contents as above instead of the
      education video.
    

Intervention name(s): follow the WeChat public platform to watch the education videos; regular preoperative visits and education by ward nurses.
Intervention type(s): Behavioral; Behavioral
Intervention description(s): In addition to the regular preoperative visits, the WeChat education group will watch science videos through WeChat before the surgical procedures.; received oral instruction from the ward nurse covering the same contents as above instead of the education video.
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention model: Parallel Assignment
Intervention model description: The experimental group will watch science videos through WeChat and regular preoperative visits before the surgical procedures. The regular group only received regular preoperative visits and education by ward nurses.
Masking: Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Primary purpose: Prevention
Keywords: periperative anxiety