Cancer, Rehabilitation, Relatives
Conditions
Keywords
cancer, Rehabilitation program (patient and a relative together), counselling, retreat weekend
Brief summary
The objective is to investigate a rehabilitation program (supportive conversations and a rehabilitation course for cancer patients and their relatives together). The study evaluate the effect of the program compared to no intervention (usual care)
Detailed description
The study aim to evaluate the effect and the benefit of the program. First the patients psychosocial well-being is assessed in a survey (EORTC, POMS, WHO-5 well-being index) Then their relatives psychosocial well-being is assessed in a survey (Ad hoc questions, POMS and WHO-5 well-being index) The effect is also assessed in qualitative interviews with patients and their relatives. The rehabilitation course is investigated in qualitative observations and interviews.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALRehabilitation program
Patient and their relative receive three supportive, structured conversation with a trained nurse. Patient and their relative receive 4 days Retreat Weekend with supportive talk and activities
Sponsors
Odense University Hospital
University of Southern Denmark
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Both the patient and their relative must agree to participate together * Patient admitted to the Hospital * Patient admitted with a lung cancer diagnosis or * Patient admitted with a gynecological cancer diagnosis
Exclusion criteria
* The cancer diagnosis was not verified.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Quality of life, | two months and one year |
Countries
Denmark
Outcome results
None listed