Incurable cancer, cancer, cancer patients
Conditions
Interventions
Access to the eHealth self-management application Oncokompas.
Sponsors
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: - Incurable cancer; no curative treatment options; - Diagnosed with lung cancer, breast cancer, colorectal cancer, head and neck cancer, lymphoma or glioma; - A prognosis of at least 3 months; - Awareness of the incurability of the cancer.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - Not having access to the internet and not having an e-mail address; - Severe cognitive impairments; - Psychotic behavior (delusions and hallucinations); - Poor understanding of the Dutch language (and thereby not able to complete a Dutch questionnaire); - Younger than 18 years; - Patients too ill to participate; - Not willing to participate; - No informed consent; - Patients who participated in the randomized controlled trial of the ICT4CANCER project (as a cancer survivor), but who are now diagnosed with incurable cancer; - E-mail address of patient is already registered in Oncokompas (this means that a patient is familiar with using Oncokompas); - A patient of which his/her physician thinks participation in another study will be too much of a burden for this particular patient (because this patient is also participating in other studies).
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Patient Activation Measure (PAM) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| General Self-Efficacy, health related quality of life, costs | — |
Contacts
Public ContactAnouk Schuit
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Outcome results
None listed