Strengthening patient competency through cancer self-help: needs assessment and development of support services
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- C00-C97Malignant neoplasms
- Registration Number
- DRKS00017500
- Lead Sponsor
- niversitätsklinikum Freiburg Tumorzentrum - CCCF Stiftungsprofessur Selbsthilfeforschung
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 52
Inclusion Criteria
1. Supported patients: Cancer patients in an earlier stage of cancer treatment in oncological centres.
2. Non-professional patient counsellors: former cancer patients who have already completed therapy and rehabilitation - with the exception of hormonal therapy. All non-professional patient counsellors went through a personal interview and participated in the training program.
3. Agreement to participate in the study
4. Age of consent
5. Good knowledge of the German language
Exclusion Criteria
Excluded from the study are minors, potential participants with language barriers, severe cognitive impairments or severe mental illness that make a participation in the study impossible.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Coaching project:<br>The study is a pilot scheme for developing a training program for former cancer patients in order to support cancer patients in an earlier stage of cancer treatment. Due to the explorative character and the small case numbers, this study focuses on formative aspects of the evaluation. Thus, this study aims to examine mainly process characteristics of the preparatory event, the training program itself and the non-professional counselling sessions. The questionnaires for the evaluation of the program are developed based on semi-structured interviews with representatives of local cancer support groups.<br><br>Needs analysis:<br>This is a mixed-methods study (interview and questionnaire study) in which structures and current developments of cancer self-help as well as experiences and views of those affected with regard to cancer self-help services are recorded. Likewise, possible access barriers to cancer self-help and current needs of target groups are to be determined.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method There is no secondary outcome.