Quality of Life, Distress and Symptom Burden in advanced lung- and prostate cancer C61 C34
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: Patients with advanced Lung Cancer received a Distress Thermometer and an IPOS once every four months. During the course of the study the patients, their caregivers and HCP were interviewed i
Sponsors
Interdisziplinäre Abteilung für Palliativmedizin der Universitätsmedizin Mainz
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Adult patients (at least 18 years old) with CRPC or lung cancer beyond recovery in an advanced state, functionally not operable or without any tumor-specific treatment options and/or UICC IV for NSCLC or extensive disease for SCLC.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients underage (under the age of 18 years), insufficient language skills to complete the German questionnaires as well as cognitive or communicative deficits.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Scientific monitoring of quality of life and symptom burden measurement with PROMs (Distress Thermometer and IPOS) during the process of becoming a DKG certified CCC. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Testing the possibility of measuring quality of life and symptom burden with only one of the two questionnaires used. | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactEileen Ratzel
Interdisziplinäre Abteilung für Palliativmedizin
Outcome results
None listed