Christiane Reinert, Michael Gerken, Katharina Rathberger, Katharina Krueger, Monika Klinkhammer-Schalke, Patricia Lindberg-Scharf, Oliver Koelbl, Martin A Proescholdt, Markus J Riemenschneider, Tobias Pukrop, Elisabeth Bumes, Markus Hutterer, Peter Hau
BACKGROUND: The prognosis of patients with brain tumors is widely varying. Psychooncologic need and depression are high among these patients and their family caregivers. However, the need for counselling and need for referral to psychooncology care is often underestimated. METHODS: We performed a single-institution cross-sectional study to evaluate psychooncologic need, depression and information need in both patients and their family caregivers. The Hornheider Screening Instrument (HSI) and the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) were used to evaluate psychooncologic need and depression, and a study-specific questionnaire was developed to evaluate information need...
September 10, 2020: BMC Psychology