Patients with cancer disease
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: The study encompasses six waves of self-report assessments: 1) pre-diagnosis, 2) after diagnosis/pre-treatment, 3) after treatment, 4) after rehabilitation, 5) follow-up 12 months after diagn
Sponsors
Universitätsklinikum Greifswald
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. 18 years and older 2. German fluency 3. Diagnostic evaluation of (potential) cancer disease (eligible for wave 1) 4. Histological diagnosis of cancer (eligible for waves ##2)
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Prior malignancies and associated therapies 2. Brain metastasis 3. Psychiatric disorders 4. Intellectual difficulties 5. Serious medical condition(s) such as cancer-related diseases, for example peritoneal carcinomatosis, non-healing wounds etc.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Depression/Anxiety (Patient Health Questionnaire - PHQ9 - by Gräfe et al. 2004) Six assessments: 1) pre-diagnosis, 2) after diagnosis/pre-treatment, 3) after treatment, 4) after rehabilitation, 5) follow-up 12 months after diagnosis, and 6) follow-up 24 months after diagnosis. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Personal Growth (Post-Traumatic Growth Inventory Short Form by Cann, Calhoun et al. 2010) 4 assessments: 1) after treatment, 2) after rehabilitation, 3) follow-up 12 months after diagnosis, and 4) follow-up 24 months after diagnosis. | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactUlrich Wiesmann
Universitätsmedizin Greifswald, Institut für Medizinische Psychologie
Outcome results
None listed