A pilot study of Study I: Distressing information, the Psychophysiological response and Recall.

Completed

Conditions: Oncologie: emotionele distress in oncologische gesprekken (arts-patient)
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Registration Number: NL-OMON38590

Lead Sponsor: Academisch Medisch Centrum

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Completed

Sex: Not specified

Target Recruitment: 40

Inclusion Criteria

Group 1
In order to be eligible to participate in Group 1 of this pilot study, a subject must meet all of the following criteria:
- Informed consent;
- Having had cancer or being treated for cancer with a curative intent, with the exception of having (had) esophageal cancer.
- Diagnosed with cancer within a time span of 1 to 5 years ago;;Group 2
In order to be eligible to participate in Group 2 of this pilot study, a subject must meet all of the following criteria:
- Informed consent;
- *Healthy*, meaning:
* Never having had cancer
* Currently not visiting any medical specialist for another serious medical condition

Exclusion Criteria

Subjects are not eligible if one or more of the following criteria apply:
- Those who suffer from cardiovascular disease and/or hypertension (to prevent interference with psycho-physiological measurements);
- Those who suffer from an endocrine disorder, e.g. diabetes mellitus (to prevent interference with cortisol measures);
- Smoking > 20 cigarettes per week (to prevent interference with cortisol measures);
- No current use of corticosteroid containing medication, including ointments (to prevent interference with cortisol measures);
- Subjects who are not literate in Dutch;
- Subjects who have an uncorrectable hearing or vision problem;
- Age < 18 years

Study & Design

Study Type: Observational invasive

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>RQ1: To what extent are psychophysiological responses, self-reported emotional<br /><br>distress, recall of information and identification with the video patient<br /><br>influenced by analogue patients being cancer patients / cancer survivors in<br /><br>comparison to healthy individuals?<br /><br>We expect cancer patients / survivors to report better identification with the<br /><br>video patient, to report more emotional distress, to react with a greater<br /><br>psychophysiological response to the provision of emotional distressing<br /><br>information and to display worse recall of information.</p><br>

Secondary Outcome Measures