Psychological stress in incurable cancer patients.
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: Incurable ill patients with at least one minor child create a biographical audio book. Questionnaires will be collected at 3 time points (T1: before creating the audiobook
T2: after creating the audiobook, T3: after listening to their own audiobook): MQOL-R, PDI-G, Brief Measure of Generativity and Ego-Integrity, MDBF-A/B, PANAS. In addition, patients will be asked to p
Sponsors
Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: - incurable cancer - Ability to give consent; age > 17 years - The study participants are parents of at least one minor child - The treatment of the primary disease must take place at the NCT in Heidelberg or at the UKHD, or the patients must live in the Rhine-Neckar district - German at native language level
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - Inclusion criteria not met. - Mental impairment: Dementia, psychosis, major depression, diagnosed personality disorder.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Patients: MQOL-R, PDI-G, Brief Measure of Generativity and Ego-Integrity, MDBF-A/B, PANAS; semistandardized interviews Staff: ProQOL | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Feasibility of 50 audio books during the project period, determination of: - Workload per audiobook - Willingness of patients to participate - Integration into the regular treatment/care processes: Questionnaire survey for employees of the regular care, e.g. physicians | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactAnja Greinacher
Universitätsklinikum HeidelbergPalliativmedizin
Outcome results
None listed