Stepped Care - Optimising Psycho-oncological Care Provision by Structured Screening and Diagnosis
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Cancer
- Sponsor
- University of Leipzig
- Enrollment
- 1012
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Mental condition
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 7 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
The study will examine whether the provision of psychosocial support services for cancer patients in acute care can be optimized by the use of a structured combination of screening procedures with physician interviews and structured patient pathways.
There is strong evidence that a third of all cancer patients in acute care are suffering from mental health conditions and that a third expresses the need for professional psycho-oncological support.
However, physicians and nurses do not always identify these patients in need for support. Screening questionnaires are significantly better to identify distressed patients however the use of screenings alone does not necessarily improve the patients' emotional well-being.
Purpose of this study is to evaluate a psychosocial stepped care model which aims to decrease the patients' distress.
Investigators
Susanne Singer
Susanne Singer, Prof. PhD MSc Epidemiology
University of Leipzig
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •patients in acute care for cancer
- •written informed consent
- •18 years and older
- •ability to complete questionnaires
Exclusion Criteria
- •insufficient command of German
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Mental condition
Time Frame: from baseline until 6 months
Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, HADS
Secondary Outcomes
- Social functioning(from baseline until 6 months)
- Satisfaction with treatment(at discharge from acute care hospital, 6 months after admission to acute care hospital)
- Comorbid mental disorders(at discharge from acute care hospital, 6 months after admission to acute care hospital)
- Use of healthcare services(6 months after admission to acute care hospital)