Psychoonkologie in dermatologischen Praxen - Bedarfseinschätzung und Versorgungsstrukturen

TY - JOUR

T1 - Psychoonkologie in dermatologischen Praxen - Bedarfseinschätzung und Versorgungsstrukturen

AU - Meiss, Frank

AU - Reuter, Katrin

AU - Müller, Katharina

AU - Augustin, Matthias

AU - Schäfer, Ines

AU - Nashan, Dorothée

PY - 2019/4

Y1 - 2019/4

N2 - BACKGROUND: Psycho-oncological care is a main component of comprehensive oncological care as stated in the National Cancer Plan of the German Federal Government. Correspondingly this goal has been adopted in the strategy of the German Skin Cancer Council. In certified skin cancer centers structural requirements for psycho-oncological care are established. Nevertheless, a large proportion of skin cancer patients are treated in dermatological practices. Up to now data on psycho-oncological care in dermatological practices are missing.MATERIALS UND METHODS: We conducted a descriptive cross-sectional written survey on psycho-oncological care in dermatological practices from October 2016 to February 2017.RESULTS: In all, 171 practices completed the questionnaire; 19.4% of these practices have an oncological focus. The mean number of treated skin cancer patients was 554.3 ± 659.1 and 62.4 ± 73.6 for melanoma patients. Dermatologists estimated a low proportion (≤5%) of patients with need for psycho-oncological care; however, 21.9% of practices actively offer information on psycho-oncological programs and 26.1% cooperate with psycho-oncological care providers. Interest in psycho-oncological care concepts was stated by 29.3%.CONCLUSIONS: Psycho-oncological care is only occasionally and partly deficiently provided in dermatological practices including referral to psycho-oncological care professionals. The results emphasize the necessity to raise awareness regarding psycho-oncological needs of skin cancer patients and to integrate psycho-oncological counselling into clinical routine in dermatological practices.

AB - BACKGROUND: Psycho-oncological care is a main component of comprehensive oncological care as stated in the National Cancer Plan of the German Federal Government. Correspondingly this goal has been adopted in the strategy of the German Skin Cancer Council. In certified skin cancer centers structural requirements for psycho-oncological care are established. Nevertheless, a large proportion of skin cancer patients are treated in dermatological practices. Up to now data on psycho-oncological care in dermatological practices are missing.MATERIALS UND METHODS: We conducted a descriptive cross-sectional written survey on psycho-oncological care in dermatological practices from October 2016 to February 2017.RESULTS: In all, 171 practices completed the questionnaire; 19.4% of these practices have an oncological focus. The mean number of treated skin cancer patients was 554.3 ± 659.1 and 62.4 ± 73.6 for melanoma patients. Dermatologists estimated a low proportion (≤5%) of patients with need for psycho-oncological care; however, 21.9% of practices actively offer information on psycho-oncological programs and 26.1% cooperate with psycho-oncological care providers. Interest in psycho-oncological care concepts was stated by 29.3%.CONCLUSIONS: Psycho-oncological care is only occasionally and partly deficiently provided in dermatological practices including referral to psycho-oncological care professionals. The results emphasize the necessity to raise awareness regarding psycho-oncological needs of skin cancer patients and to integrate psycho-oncological counselling into clinical routine in dermatological practices.

KW - Cross-Sectional Studies

KW - Dermatology

KW - Germany

KW - Humans

KW - Medical Oncology

KW - Melanoma/psychology

KW - Psycho-Oncology

KW - Psychotherapy/organization & administration

KW - Skin Neoplasms/psychology

U2 - 10.1007/s00105-018-4350-z

DO - 10.1007/s00105-018-4350-z

M3 - SCORING: Zeitschriftenaufsatz

C2 - 30659337

VL - 70

SP - 283

EP - 289

JO - HAUTARZT

JF - HAUTARZT

SN - 0017-8470

IS - 4

ER -