- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
- Cancer survivorship and care
- Ethics in medical practice
- Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
- Patient Dignity and Privacy
- Polyomavirus and related diseases
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia research
- COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
- Acute Myeloid Leukemia Research
- Neutropenia and Cancer Infections
- Economic and Financial Impacts of Cancer
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors Research
- Renal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments
- Antifungal resistance and susceptibility
- Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes
- Endometrial and Cervical Cancer Treatments
- Chronic Disease Management Strategies
- Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research
- Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies
- Clinical practice guidelines implementation
- Medical and Health Sciences Research
- Optimism, Hope, and Well-being
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
2013-2024
LMU Klinikum
2016-2024
Comprehensive Cancer Center Mainfranken
2022
München Klinik
2020-2022
University of Regensburg
2013
Decisions to limit life-prolonging treatment (DLT) are often accompanied by psychological and ethical difficulties. The aim of the study is investigate prevalence intensity moral distress (MD) as well potential causes experienced oncology physicians nurses in DLT situations.This prospective at a German university hospital included n = 100 advanced cancer inpatients with DLT. We surveyed their respective assess MD using an adapted thermometer open-ended question specify reasons MD. also...
Chronic graft-versus-host disease (cGVHD) associated morbidity and mortality remain major barriers for successful allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (alloHSCT). Currently, no reliable measures are established to monitor cGVHD activity changes use in clinical trials. The Human Activity Profile (HAP) patient self-report was proposed by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) consensus project as an independent measure patients' functional status that could also indirectly...
This update of the interdisciplinary S3 guideline on Diagnosis, Therapy and Follow-up Cervical Cancer (AWMF Registry No. 032/033OL) was published in March 2021. updated funded by German Aid
This is an update of the interdisciplinary S3-guideline on Diagnosis, Therapy and Follow-up Cervical Cancer (AWMF Registry No. 032/033OL), published in March 2021. The work updated guideline was funded by German Aid
Comorbidity after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (alloHSCT) impairs quality of life (QoL), physical functioning, and survival. We developed a new standardized measure to capture comorbidity transplantation, the Post-transplant Multimorbidity Index (PTMI) in cohort 50 long term survivors. subsequently evaluated content validity impact on survival QoL within multicenter trial, including 208 patients (pts) alloHSCT, who were prospectively applying FACT-BMT, Human Activity...
Patient-reported outcome measures obtained via E-Health tools ease the assessment burden and encourage patient participation in cancer care (PaCC Study) BACKGROUND: E-health based patient-reported (PROMs) have potential to automate early identification of both nutrition status distress patients while facilitating treatment encouraging participation. This cross-sectional study assessed acceptability, accuracy, clinical utility PROMs collected among undergoing for stomach, colorectal,...
Die psychoonkologische Versorgung von Krebspatienten ist fester Bestandteil einer umfassenden onkologischen Behandlung. Im klinischen Alltag zeigen sich jedoch vielfältige Herausforderungen hinsichtlich der Inanspruchnahme entsprechender Angebote. Welche Barrieren finden in psychoonkologischer Versorgung? Vorliegende Arbeit gibt einen narrativen Überblick ausgewählter relevanter Ergebnisse zu individuellen aus Patientenperspektive, Informationen über und Einstellungen zur Psychoonkologie...
BackgroundDecisions to limit treatment (DLTs) are important protect patients from overtreatment but constitute one of the most ethically challenging situations in oncology practice. In Ethics Policy for Advance Care Planning and Limiting Treatment study (EPAL), we examined how often DLT preceded a patient’s death early they were determined before (T1) after (T2) implementation an intrainstitutional ethics policy on DLT.MethodsThis prospective quantitative recruited 1.134 with...
Abstract Objective To improve allocation of psychosocial care and to provide patient‐oriented support offers, identification determinants elevated distress is needed. So far, there a lack evidence investigating the interplay between individual disposition current clinical in inpatient setting. Methods In this cross‐sectional study, we investigated 879 inpatients with different cancer sites treated German Comprehensive Cancer Center. Assessment included sociodemographic, characteristics as...
Background: Many patients with advanced cancer receive chemotherapy close to death and are referred too late palliative or hospice care, therefore die under therapy in intensive care units. Oncologists still have difficulties involving appropriately decisions about limiting tumor-specific life-prolonging treatment.
Patients with cancer might be particularly prone to stress caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The aim of this study was investigate impact pandemic-related stressors on oncological patients' psychological well-being. During second wave pandemic in Germany 122 out-patients Comprehensive Cancer Center Munich reported COVID-19-related (information satisfaction, threat perception, and fear disease deterioration) answered standardized questionnaires for psychosocial distress (DT) as well depression...
Zusammenfassung Hintergrund Diese Studie untersucht aktuelle Bedürfnisse und Belastungen von ambulanten Krebspatienten im Rahmen der COVID-19-Pandemie. Material Methoden Zwischen 11/2020 02/2021 wurden 122 ambulante Krebspatientinnen -patienten des Comprehensive Cancer Center München in die eingeschlossen anhand eines standardisierten, halbstrukturierten Interviews zu Wissensstand Informationsbedürfnissen Bezug auf COVID-19, Risikowahrnehmung Sorgen hinsichtlich Krebsbehandlung,...
Entscheidungen zur Therapiebegrenzung (TB) bei Patienten mit fortgeschrittener Tumorerkrankung gehen mehr als der Hälfte zu erwartenden Todesfälle voraus. Sie sind jedoch häufig klinischen, ethischen und psychologischen Konflikten verbunden. Ein Ziel Studie ist es, die moralische Belastung, Intensität Ursachen auf Seiten Ärzte Pflegenden in TB-Situationen untersuchen.