Study protocol: the OptiScreen-Study: optimized psycho-oncological care-from screening to intervention.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Adequate, needs-oriented psycho-oncological care contributes to reducing psychological distress in cancer patients and their relatives and improving quality of life. Regarding the precise determination of objective and subjective needs, there are often discrepancies in practice between the screening instrument completed by patients, the clinical impression of the treatment team, and the judgment of the psycho-oncology team.

Methods

The present multicenter study "OptiScreen", involving three German Comprehensive Cancer Centers (Hannover, Leipzig, Dresden), aims to professionalize psychosocial screening to enable targeted and needs-based allocation to psycho-oncological support. Optimization and professionalization of the screening process will be achieved by training

SUBMITTER: Zimmermann T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9514185 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature