“Unmet Needs” – undercare and multimodal support needs of outpatient tumor patients
Sandra van Eckert MCommH MPH / Prof. Dr. med. Dr. phil. Karl-Heinz Schulz
Against the background of the high number of cancer cases and increasing survival rates, the quality of life of oncological patients is becoming increasingly important. As patients spend shorter periods of time in inpatient facilities, care is increasingly shifting to the outpatient healthcare sector. In the areas of oncological acute medicine as well as post-treatment and rehabilitation, needs-based patient care of varying quality is established and is often integrated into the respective medical treatment concepts. Problems often arise when oncological patients are discharged from inpatient care to outpatient care (Stiel et al. 2009). Both tumor patients and their relatives as well as oncology physicians criticize deficits in the outpatient care of chronically ill tumor patients with regard to adjuvant offers (Herschbach and Mandel 2011; Mehnert et al. 2012; Chambers et al. 2012; Mitchell et al. 2012). The range of support measures available to tumor patients varies locally; in large cities it is generally easier to find a contact point than in structurally weak, mostly rural areas (Stiel et al. 2009). At the same time, comprehensive care, i.e. supporting the patient on a psychological, social and physical level, is recommended for a more favorable course of the tumor disease (Ebbinghaus et al. 2009).
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Abstract: „Unmet Needs“ – Unterversorgung und multimodaler Unterstützungsbedarf ambulanter Tumorpatienten
Die onkologische Versorgung durch die niedergelassenen Schwerpunktpraxen gewinnt zunehmend an Bedeutung. In der ambulanten Unterstützung des Tumorpatienten bestehen Defizite sowohl im flächendeckenden Angebot als auch in der Wirksamkeit der angebotenen Leistungen. Im Kontext der ambulanten Versorgungssituation onkologischer Patienten in Deutschland konzentrierte sich die Forschung bislang hauptsächlich auf unimodale Interventionen. Durch eine individuelle Erfassung des Unterstützungsbedarfes können bedarfsgerechte Interventionen geplant und umgesetzt werden. Multimodale adjuvante Therapiestrategien sind eine therapeutisch wertvolle Ergänzung der medizinischen Behandlung.
Abstract: „Unmet Needs“ - Undersupply and multimodal support needs of ambulatory cancer patients
The provision of oncology care by specialized medical practices is rapidly gaining importance. Currently outpatient support for tumour patients shows significant deficits with regard to area saturation as well as the effectiveness of services offered. Existing research into the situation of outpatient care for tumour patients in Germany focused mainly on unimodal interventions. An individualized coverage of the need for support can help in planning and implementation of adequate and demand-based interventions. Multimodal adjuvant therapy strategies represent a therapeutically valuable supplement to medical treatment.
Keywords (German)
adjuvante Therapie, ambulante Tumorpatienten, multimodal support needs, oncology
Keywords (English)
adjuvant therapy, ambulatory tumor patients, multimodal support needs, Oncology
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