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Study aim
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The impact of a supportive plan is determined on the family supportive care needs of people with Colon Cancer
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Design
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A randomized trial with intervention and control group, a sample size of 62 caregivers of patients with colon cancer who referred to Imam Khomeini Hospital in Sari and randomly assigned to one of the intervention or control groups
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Settings and conduct
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The supportive care needs questionnaire is completed at the time of admission and one month later by the participants. The content of the training sessions is based on the results of the research and is based on authoritative sources and books on colon cancer and approved by the oncology department of the universityin in the project implementation site.
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Participants/Inclusion and exclusion criteria
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Inclusion criteria are ages between 18 to 80 years, having a relation with the patient (suffering from colon cancer), playing a vital role in patient care, having a willingness to participate in the research.
exclusion criteria are Death of the carer, Failure to complete the questionnaire, Patient death
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Intervention groups
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The intervention group, the family members of the colon cancer patients who will be trained in attendance at the training classes held by the organizers, will have two sessions of training for 1.5 hours, with a two-week interval, and the control group, under the typical training will be provided by health center personnel.
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Main outcome variables
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The primary outcome of supportive care needs for participants in both groups and the secondary outcomes of their supportive care needs is in different dimensions, which will be compared using the supportive care needs questionnaire (SCNS, P & C39) between the two groups.