Coping with cancer in the context of intimate relationships

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00009374

Enrollment

100

Registered

2015-09-17

Start date

2015-09-30

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

C43-C44

Interventions

Group 1: Skin cancer patients as well as their intimate partners are once asked to complete the questionnaires "Essener Trauma-Inventar (ETI)", "Essener Ressourcen-Inventar (ERI)", "Experiences in clo

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: being hospitalized in the center of neoplasms of the skin of the department for dermatology in Essen, being in a relationship with the intimate partner for at least 12 months, diagnoses of melanoma in the last 12 months, being of full age

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: not able to participate because of somatic or psychological reasons

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
dyadic coping investigated by the use of the questionnaire “Dyadisches Coping-Inventar” (DCI)	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
posttraumatic symptoms, resources, attachment in the intimate relationship, quality of their intimate relationship, depression and anxiety investigated by the use of the questionnaires "Essener Trauma-Inventar (ETI)", "Essener Ressourcen-Inventar (ERI)", "Experiences in close relationships (ECR-RD)", "Partnerschaftsfragebogen (PFB-K)" and "Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS-D)"	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactSefik Tagay

Klinik für Psychosomatische Medizin und Psychotherapie, LVR-Klinikum Essen

sefik.tagay@uni-due.de0201-7227326

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026