A5013053705- Cancer survivorship and care
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Family Support in Illness
- Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies
- Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
- Herbal Medicine Research Studies
- Health and Medical Studies
- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Social and Demographic Issues in Germany
- Phytochemistry Medicinal Plant Applications
- Cancer-related cognitive impairment studies
- Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving
- Biosimilars and Bioanalytical Methods
- Advances in Oncology and Radiotherapy
- Health Literacy and Information Accessibility
- BRCA gene mutations in cancer
- Medical and Health Sciences Research
- Toxin Mechanisms and Immunotoxins
- Psychology, Coaching, and Therapy
- Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare
- Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare
- Clinical practice guidelines implementation
- Identity, Memory, and Therapy
- COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
- Healthcare Education and Workforce Issues
University Hospital Frankfurt
2013-2024
Goethe University Frankfurt
2012-2024
Frankfurt Cancer Institute
2018-2024
Evangelische Hochschule Darmstadt
2024
Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences
2024
Agaplesion Markus Hospital
2010-2020
Universitätsbibliothek Johann Christian Senckenberg
2016
Ruhr University Bochum
2014
Dortmund University of Applied Sciences and Arts
2014
Universitätsklinikum Gießen und Marburg
2014
About 50% of cancer patients use complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). Women with breast CAM more frequently than others. We linked a questionnaire to the largest internet portal for in Germany. The addresses attitude towards CAM, disclosure oncologist, source information, objectives CAM. 80 took part our study, 61 currently using Most used methods were selenium, relaxation techniques, prayer, vitamin C, meditation. Satisfaction was highest homeopathy, yoga Chinese herbs, lowest...
Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is often used by cancer patients, yet, communication with the oncologist poor. The objective of our study was to gather information on patients' usage CAM, source information, aims, in order derive strategies improve between physicians patients this topic.An online survey conducted linking a standardized questionnaire largest internet portal for Germany. addresses CAM usage, disclosure physicians, objectives using perceived reasons cancer.Of 170...
Abstract Objective The study aimed to assess cancer patients' use of psychological care and its correlates in a large sample patients Comprehensive Cancer Centers (CCCs) Germany. Methods In multicenter Germany, with various diagnoses were evaluated for self‐reported support. We measured distress, depression anxiety, quality life, social support standardized questionnaires analyzed association the utilization using multivariable logistic regression. This paper focuses on cross‐sectional...
Abstract Objective Clinical experience reveals a gap between recommended psychosocial care and actual support for psycho‐oncology. Physicians are essential managing distress the successful implementation of The aim was to explore physician's attitudes towards psycho‐oncology, their self‐perceived barriers referral personal competencies in maximum‐care hospital. Method Semistructured interviews informed development questionnaire administered monocentric sample 120 physicians at University...
Objective: Many cancer patients complain about cognitive dysfunction. While deficits have been attributed to the side effects of chemotherapy, there is evidence for impairment at disease onset, prior cancer-directed therapy. Further debated issues concern relationship between self-reported complaints and objective test performance role psychological distress. Method: We assessed on neuropsychological tests attention memory obtained estimates subjective distress quality life in 27 breast 20...
Background: This prospective multicenter study aimed to investigate the courses of positive support (PS) and detrimental interaction (DI), two different aspects social support, relation between psychosocial distress and/or health-related quality life (HRQOL) in a large sample patients with cancers.Methods: For this observational study, we enrolled adult cancer from 13 comprehensive centers (CCCs) Germany. We included total 1087 our analysis. assessed outcomes via standardized self-report...
The identification of psychosocial stress in cancer patients has remained a challenging task especially an acute care environment. aims the present study were to apply short expert rating scale for assessment distress during treatment phase and identify potential sociodemographic disease-related predictors.
<b><i>Background: </i></b>In total, 40-70% of cancer patients use complementary or alternative medicine (CAM). Many them ask for advice from non-medical practitioners (NMPs). Our aim was to investigate the attitude NMPs regarding their treatments patients. <b><i>Methods: </i></b>A survey performed on members NMP associations, using an online questionnaire diagnosis and treatment, goals CAM, communication with oncologist, sources information....
Key points A monthly videoconference was maintained over 1 year, allowing senior psychooncologists from German Comprehensive Cancer Centers to discuss the implications of Covid‐19 pandemic for psychooncological care. In early phase pandemic, a widespread disruption services noted. Rapidly developed adaptations regular worked well and sometimes brought about unexpected, creative solutions. March 2021, high numbers infections, occurrence new variants coronavirus, slow progress in vaccination...
Suicidality and suicidal ideation (SI) in oncology has long been an underestimated danger. Although there are cancer-specific distress screening tools available, none of these specifically incorporates items for SI. We examined the prevalence SI cancer patients, investigated relation between distress, tried to identify additional associated factors.A cross-sectional study with patients treated a primary care hospital was conducted. Psychosocial 226 assessed. An expert rating scale...
Abstract Objective More than one in 10 cancer patients care for dependent children. It is unclear whether this status makes a difference terms of the distress and associated problems they experience, or it linked to differences need utilization psychosocial support. Methods Secondary analysis cross‐sectional German study National Comprehensive Cancer Centers using self‐report standardized questionnaires administered inpatients. Patients living with children ( n = 161) were matched by age sex...
The aim of this study is to validate the Basic Documentation for Psycho-Oncology Short Form (PO-Bado SF), a six item interview-based expert rating scale distress screening in cancer patients.Using heterogeneous multicenter sample (n = 1551), we examined validity, reliability, and dimensionality PO-Bado SF. Hospital Anxiety Depression Scale (HADS), Distress Thermometer, Questionnaire on Stress Cancer, Patient Health were used investigate convergent validity. Confirmatory factor analysis was...
To explore and describe exposure to suicidality in healthcare providers (HCP) working with oncological patients. Special emphasis was put on five central aspects from the HCPs perspective: Exposure, Confidence, Expertise, Distress, Education.A 48-item online questionnaire developed distributed cancer Three hundred fifty-four answered questionnaires were analyzed.Overall 83.3% of reported have encountered at least one suicidal patient last year. Feeling confident talking about by 72.1% HCPs,...
Abstract Purpose In this study, we examined distress levels and quality of life (QoL) patients with hematologic malignancies under treatment in an acute setting. We used external- self-assessment instruments for distress. Additionally, investigated the relation between QoL as well whether highly distressed differed from less concerning their QoL. Methods A cross-sectional study Medical Clinic II University Hospital Frankfurt was conducted. One hundred nine were assessed expert rating scale...
Many cancer patients use complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). Most websites offering online information on CAM are not helpful for them.We extracted decisive elements by analyzing the literature needs of counseling CAM.Key issues qualification authors, transparency accountability information, description aims, a scientific approach, treatment alternatives, support patient-physician relationship, individualized summary disclosure funding, privacy policy.The communicative challenge...
<b><i>Background: </i></b>Cancer patients have high information needs. Besides direct discussion with the physician, media provide important access to information. In age of internet, print are still being used by many patients. Germany, several magazines for cancer distributed at no cost institutions display. The aim our study was assess content these magazines. <b><i>Methods: </i></b>In a first step, search literature concerning patient needs...