Fear of cancer recurrence
Conditions
Interventions
In the intervention group, patients receive the FCR intervention. This
intervention follows a protocol that consists of five sessions with the MHW,
which focus on psycho-education, normalization and
Sponsors
Helen Dowling Instituut
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 99 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: • Having finished successful curative cancer treatment between 3 months and 10 years ago. • Being registered at a general practice that is participating in the study. • Being 18 years or older. • Desiring support for FCR. • Having sufficient Dutch reading and writing skills.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Exclusion criteria for general practitioners (GP) and mental health workers (MHW): In some cases there are complex clusters where, for example, one GP works in two practices, and a MHW in one of those practices works in a third practice, as well. In these cases the practice where both the GP and the MHW work is excluded to prevent contamination.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The main parameter is the decrease in FCR severity as measured by the FCRI severity scale, between baseline and T1 (three months after baseline). | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary parameters are difference in distress, FCR health care use and costs, usual care, and satisfaction of patients and practitioners with the intervention. | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed