Single-institution cross-sectional study to evaluate need for information and need for referral to psychooncology care in association with depression in brain tumor patients and their family caregivers

Single-institution cross-sectional study to evaluate need for information and need for referral to psychooncology care in association with depression in brain tumor patients and their family caregivers

Abstract 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 perform...

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Main Authors: 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
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-09-01
Series:BMC Psychology
Subjects:
Brain tumor
Patient
Family caregiver
Psychooncologic need
Need for referral to psychooncology care
Information need
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40359-020-00460-y

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