A Comparative Qualitative Interview Study of Self-Care Among Partners of Individuals with Cancer and Partners of Individuals with Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD)

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00040790

Enrollment

Registered

2026-07-14

Start date

2026-09-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-08-03

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Conditions

Partners of cancer patients and FTD patients are treated in counselling services mostly with the ICD-10 diagnosis F43.8 (Other reactions to severe stress), and sometimes partners of cancer patients also suffer from more severe psychiatric or psychosomatic disorders like affective disorders (F3) or anxiety disorders (F4).

Interventions

Group 1: As part of a comparative interview study, self-care among spouses and/or partners of people with cancer or FTD will be assessed using an interview guide. To this end, 15 partners of people wi

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Age of majority, sufficient German language skills, informed consent, partners of cancer patients (initial diagnosis or relapse) or partners of FTD patients.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Partner with a history of cancer or FTD

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The aim of the study is to assess the self-care of partners of people with cancer and people with FTD through a semi-structured face-to-face interview.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Psychosocial burden	—

Countries

Austria, Germany, Switzerland

Contacts

Public ContactKathrin Löhn

Universitätsklinikum Ulm, Klinik für Psychosomatische Medizin und Psychotherapie

kathrin.loehn@uni-ulm.de+49 17696681668

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 10, 2026