Distress, quality of life and use of psycho-oncological support services in organ transplant recipients and non-transplant patients with skin cancer
Recruiting
- Conditions
- skin cancer, organ transplant
- Registration Number
- DRKS00032523
- Lead Sponsor
- Klinik für Dermatologie, Allergologie und Phlebologie, Klinikum Bremerhaven
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 330
Inclusion Criteria
Organ transplanted and non-transplanted patients = 18 years with a skin cancer diagnosis, with main residence in Germany, written consent to participate in the study
Exclusion Criteria
No skin cancer diagnosis, lack of consent, age at start of study < 18 years, primary residence not in Germany
Study & Design
- Study Type
- observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method - distress level using the NCCN Distress Thermometer<br>- physical stress caused by the current skin cancer<br>- psychomental stress caused by the current skin cancer disease<br>- social stress caused by the current skin cancer disease<br>- subjective quality of life<br>- need and use of psycho-oncological support services
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method - sociodemographic data of the study participants: age, gender, marital status, school qualifications, occupation<br>- clinical data of the study participants: date and type of organ transplantation, date and type of skin tumors, phase of skin cancer disease (therapy, aftercare, cured, palliative), type of therapy of the skin tumor, skin tumor on the head, scars, pain