A5067420156- Cancer survivorship and care
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare
- Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Economic and Financial Impacts of Cancer
- Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations
- Cancer-related cognitive impairment studies
- Clinical practice guidelines implementation
- Multiple and Secondary Primary Cancers
- Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare
- Delphi Technique in Research
- Renal cell carcinoma treatment
- Radiation Dose and Imaging
- Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
- Diabetes Management and Education
- Patient Dignity and Privacy
- Bladder and Urothelial Cancer Treatments
- Cancer Treatment and Pharmacology
- Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research
- Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies
- Lung Cancer Research Studies
- Health Literacy and Information Accessibility
- Conflict Management and Negotiation
- Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment
Universität Innsbruck
2015-2025
Innsbruck Medical University
2016-2025
University Hospital Innsbruck
2020-2025
Klinik und Poliklinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie
2018-2023
Health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) research has so far received little attention and available results are conflicting. We studied the HRQOL radioiodine-naive DTC patients comparison with general population (GP), investigated course up to 30 months after radioiodine remnant ablation (RAA) sought identify patient characteristics associated HRQOL. analysed data from routine monitoring at a nuclear medicine department. Between 2005 2013, total 439 (all...
Due to the high mortality of cancer a large number patients pass preterminal phase their illness. Within this medical care aims at maintaining patients' quality life (QOL) and reducing symptom burden. Our study investigated patient-reported severity QOL impairments during last year life, with special focus on course end life.All receiving palliative Natters State Hospital (Austria) were considered as eligible for study. data collected EORTC QLQ-C30 questionnaire part computerized outcome...
Most lung cancer patients are diagnosed at an advanced disease stage and predominantly receive palliative treatment, which increasingly consists of several chemotherapy lines. We report on patients’ quality life (QOL) to gain knowledge QOL during across multiple lines chemotherapy. This includes with (neo)adjuvant therapy up 3rd or above line Lung receiving outpatient the Kufstein County Hospital completed electronic version EORTC QLQ-C30. Linear mixed models were used for statistical...
Background. Taste alterations (TAs) are frequently reported by chemotherapy patients. However, research on this topic is very scarce. The etiologies of TAs not fully known and prevalences may vary across tumour types regimens. aim the present study was to longitudinally investigate in patients with breast cancer or gynaecological cancers receiving chemotherapy, provide expected values for these patient populations. Patients methods. One hundred nine (32.1% cancer, 67.9% cancer) at Department...
Patient-reported outcomes (PRO) provide a more comprehensive picture of patients' quality life than do mere physicians' ratings. Electronic data collection PRO offers several advantages and allows assessments at homes as well. This study reports on personal internet use, their attitudes towards electronic web-based assessment (clinic-ePRO home-ePRO) the feasibility these two modes. At Medical University Innsbruck Kufstein County Hospital, cancer patients who participated in...
In patients with cancers of the pancreatic and biliary tract quality life (QOL) improvement is main treatment goal, since survival can be prolonged only marginally. Up to date, knowledge on QOL impairments throughout entire process, often including several chemotherapy lines, scarce. Our study aimed at investigating trajectories from adjuvant palliative 3rd-line therapy Patients were included in routine electronic patient-reported outcome monitoring Kufstein County Hospital time diagnosis...
In chemotherapy trials quality of life (QOL) is assessed mostly at the days administration (i.e. event-driven) during treatment and follows fixed time intervals in aftercare phase time-driven). Specific QOL impairments side-effects are known to be dependent following different trajectories. Therefore, acute problems likely missed if assessments done infrequently or inappropriate points. Since planning supportive care interventions depends on knowledge about symptom trajectories, such...
Objective To explore patients’ experience of decision making regarding treatment localised kidney cancer. Methods A total 21 patients with cancer, across three countries, participated in either four focus groups or seven semi‐structured interviews that lasted on average 2 h. Focus and were all conducted the participants' native language, recorded, transcribed (if applicable) translated into English. Thematic analysis was used to develop a codebook identify themes. Results All participants...
With the growing number of cancer survivors worldwide need for high quality rehabilitation after primary treatment is steadily increasing. The aim present study was to investigate change psychological distress and health-related life (HRQOL) during multidisciplinary inpatient in a large sample suffering from different entities. We analyzed data routine HRQOL monitoring at center. Cancer completed European Organization Research Treatment (EORTC) Quality Life Questionnaire Core-30 (EORTC...
The European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) QLQ-C30 is a widely used cancer-specific questionnaire assessing 15 domains health-related quality life (HRQoL). Our aim was to facilitate the interpretation scores on this by providing Austrian normative data based general population sample.The calculation EORTC collected from an sample that part international online panel study development data. Data reported herein were stratified weighted age sex. Normative calculated...
Background Patient portals offer the possibility to assess patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) remotely, and first evidence has demonstrated their potential benefits. Objective In this study, we evaluated patient use of a web-based portal that provides information allows online completion PROMs. A particular focus was on motivation for (not) using portal. The developed supplement routine monitoring at Department Internal Medicine V in Innsbruck. Methods We included patients with...
Routinely assessed patient-reported outcomes (PROs), such as quality of life (QOL), are important to supplement clinical cancer data but requires rigorous implementation. This study aims at depicting the implementation procedure and evaluating feasibility routine electronic PRO monitoring (ePRO) for collecting supplementing Austrian Myeloma Registry (AMR).Integration ePRO into was planned according Replicating Effective Programs framework. QOL were regularly during treatment aftercare...
Background Implemenation of patient-reported outcomes (PRO) like quality life can add the patient's perspective to traditional clinical cancer rehabilitation in a structured and standardized way. Aim To present useful steps for successful implementation routine electronic (ePRO) monitoring. The presented are exemplified by describing procedure applied an Austrian inpatient centre. Methods suggested based on structure replicating effective programmes framework, which was used developing...
There is inconsistency in outcomes collected renal cell cancer (RCC) intervention effectiveness studies and variability their definitions. This makes critical summaries of the evidence base difficult sub-optimally informative for clinical practice guidelines decision-making by patients healthcare professionals. A solution to develop a core outcome set (COS), an agreed minimum be reported all trials area.
<title>Abstract</title> Background The EORTC Quality of Life Group has developed a questionnaire to evaluate cancer patients’ perception their communication with healthcare professionals (HCPs): the QLQ-COMU26. In this study we test validity and reliability novel measure in an international culturally diverse sample patients. Methods Cancer patients completed following questionnaires at two time points (before during treatment): QLQ-COMU26 (including debriefing questionnaire), QLQ-C30,...
Implementation of patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) in clinical routine requires knowledge and competences regarding their use. In order to facilitate implementation, an e-learning course for health care professionals (HCPs) on the utilisation European Organisation Research Treatment Cancer (EORTC) PROMs oncological practice is being developed. This study aimed explore future users' educational needs content learning methods.The sequential mixed methods approach was applied. A...