2016/09/05 by Seifart, Ulf, Müller, Irmgard, Becker, F.
Medicine · #610 Medical sciences #Angst #Depression #Krebs #Medicine #Psychoonkologie #Rehabilitation #anxiety #cancer #depression #psycho-oncology #rehabilitation
paper · doi:10.3205/ors000029
Introduction: Every second tumor patient is suffering from psychological effects of cancer or its treatment. The present study evaluates the effectiveness of intensified psycho-oncological care compared to a standard rehabilitation. Material and methods: Over a period of 6 months 70 patients were interviewed by using questionnaires at the beginning, at the end and 5 weeks after rehabilitation. One group of patients received a standard rehabilitation while the other was treated with intensified psycho-oncological care. Results: All evaluated items improved during rehabilitation. Patients of the intervention group showed lower values for anxiety and depression during the follow-up. Discussion: Patients with psychological comorbidities benefit from an oncological rehabilitation. In particular, patients in the intervention group reported a positive long-term effect in terms of anxiety and depression.