Samarel N, Fawcett J, Tulman L
University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Philadelphia.
Oncol Nurs Forum. 1993 Jun;20(5):795-8.
A pilot study was conducted to determine the feasibility of a large-scale study testing how cancer support groups (CSGs) with coaching affect adaptation to newly diagnosed, early-stage breast cancer. The investigators randomly assigned subjects (n = 64) to one of three treatment groups: a CSG with coaching, a CSG without coaching, or no CSG. Results of the pilot study indicated that the study intervention and methods of sample accrual and instrumentation were appropriate. Currently, a large-scale, randomized, controlled clinical trial is being conducted.
开展了一项试点研究，以确定一项大规模研究的可行性，该研究旨在测试有指导的癌症支持小组（CSG）如何影响对新诊断的早期乳腺癌的适应情况。研究人员将受试者（n = 64）随机分配到三个治疗组之一：有指导的CSG组、无指导的CSG组或无CSG组。试点研究结果表明，研究干预措施以及样本收集和测量方法是合适的。目前，正在进行一项大规模、随机、对照临床试验。
