Cancer - neoplasm Cancer Cancer - neoplasm
Conditions
Interventions
Apart from the usual medical provision, i.e., consultations with the general practitioner and oncologist, and the therapies and measures prescribed as part of rehabilitation - randomised patients in t
Sponsors
Swiss Cancer League (Krebsliga Schweiz) (Switzerland)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Aged 18 years or greater, either sex 2. Completion of a therapy with chemo- and/or radiotherapy/surgery (longer term hormone and antibody therapy are excluded) 3. Therapy with curative intention or longer term estimated survival time 4. Increased distress score (score 2 - 7) 5. Intention to undertake ambulant rehabilitation 6. Rehabilitation need/prevailing strain
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients with metastasis and/or cancer at an advanced stage with palliative therapy 2. Patients with an estimated survival time of less than one year 3. Patients with insufficient knowledge of the German language to take part in counselling and evaluations 4. Patients with severe psychiatric diagnoses or apparent great distress requiring medical psychiatric treatment 5. Completion of therapy longer than one month ago
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Quality of life: Fact G, (FACIT), measured at month 0, 3, 6 and 12 | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Ability to work: recorded by means of sick leave questionnaire 2. Self-efficacy: Questionnaire self-efficacy expectation 3. Health care utilisation (general practitioner/oncologist, specialists and hospitalisation), illustrated as number of contacts: Questionnaire 4. Unplanned consultations (general practitioner/oncologist, specialists and hospitalisation), illustrated as number of contacts that were unplanned: Questionnaire 5. Satisfaction with medical care: PACIC Questionnaire | — |
Countries
Switzerland
Outcome results
None listed