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Psychosoziale Versorgung von Krebspatienten

Versorgungsdichte und -bedarf

Psychosocial care for cancer patients

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Zusammenfassung

Ziel

Ziel dieser Studie war es, Daten zur psychoonkologischen Versorgungssituation von Krebspatienten im ambulanten und im stationären Bereich unter Routinebedingungen zu gewinnen. Dabei interessierten vorrangig die Versorgungsdichte sowie der Bedarf an und der Wunsch nach psychosozialer Versorgung.

Methode

Die Versorgungsdichte wurde anhand des Vergleichs von Inzidenzzahlen des Tumorregisters Leipzig, der Zahl der durch den psychoonkologischen Konsil-/Liaisondienst des Universitätsklinikums Leipzig betreuten Patienten und der Zahl der Ratsuchenden in der an der Universität angesiedelten ambulanten Krebsberatungsstelle im Jahr 2008 ermittelt. Bedarf an und Wunsch nach psychosozialer Hilfe wurden anhand von Daten einer Patientenbefragung am gleichen Klinikum untersucht.

Ergebnisse

Im stationären und im ambulanten Bereich wurden jeweils 11% der Krebspatienten psychoonkologisch betreut. Demgegenüber stehen ein sozialer Hilfebedarf bei 37% und ein psychologischer Hilfebedarf bei 52% der Patienten während des Krankenhausaufenthalts (1/2 Jahr später: je 42%). Insgesamt 41% der Befragten wünschten sich zu Beginn des Krankenhausaufenthalts Hilfe von einem Sozialarbeiter und 29% von einem Psychologen. Zwischen Patienten verschiedener Tumorentitäten bestanden große Unterschiede hinsichtlich der Versorgungssituation.

Schlussfolgerung

Im Vergleich zum Hilfebedarf und ihren Versorgungswünschen waren die Krebspatienten unter Routinebedingungen in einem Krankenhauses der Maximalversorgung als psychoonkologisch deutlich unterversorgt einzuschätzen.

Abstract

Objectives

The aim of this study was to determine rates of psychooncological care for cancer inpatients and outpatients under routine conditions in a large University hospital. The percentage of patients who received care was analyzed and compared with self-rated and expert rated supportive care needs.

Methods

The percentage of inpatients who received psychooncological care was calculated by comparing the number of cancer patients treated at the hospital as documented by the local tumor registry (n=1,979) with the number of patients treated by a psychooncologist in that hospital as documented by the hospital’s psychooncological consultation liaison service. The percentage of outpatients who received psychooncological care was calculated by comparing the number of incident cancer cases as documented by the local tumor registry (n=5,886) with the number of patients who received at least one consultation at the local tumor counseling centre. Supportive care needs were estimated by analyzing data of a prospective patient survey in the same hospital (n=1,803) using the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale and single items to determine social burden and the wish for emotional support.

Results

The results showed that 11% of inpatients and outpatients (n=234 and n=638, respectively) received psychooncological care. Social care needs were prevalent in 37% and psychological care needs in 52% of the patients during the stay in hospital and in 42% (social and psychological) 6 months later. Of the patients 41% expressed the need to see a social worker and 29% to see a psychologist. Large differences were found between patients with different tumor entities.

Conclusion

Psychooncological care delivered to cancer patients under routine conditions was below the actual rate required as estimated by screening instruments and as expressed by the patients.

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Singer, S., Hohlfeld, S., Müller-Briel, D. et al. Psychosoziale Versorgung von Krebspatienten. Psychotherapeut 56, 386–393 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00278-011-0859-7

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