Was Männer davon abhält, ambulante Krebsberatungsstellen aufzusuchen. Eine qualitative Studie

Predictors for the utilization of social service counseling by prostate cancer patients

“…The differences in relation to therapy type may indicate process differences between wards, as described above, and might represent an initial starting point 1 Chi-squared test for further research. Another relevant research subject might be the extent to which communication processes contribute to SSC utilization variance in prostate cancer centers [30]. Finally, in order to understand whether provision is needsoriented, screening tools for SSC need should be developed, evaluated, and implemented.…”

Supporting Medical Staff from Psycho-Oncology with Smart Mobile Devices: Insights into the Development Process and First Results

“…The age ranged from 23 to 77 with a mean of 53.1 (standard deviation (SD) = 12.87) years. 75% were female, representing the commonly observed gender ratio of people seeking support in the field of psycho-oncology [ 65 , 66 ]. The psychological distress of participants was rather high with an average of 6.42 ( ).…”

Incorporating psychosocial care into routine oncological care: Insights into challenges and strategies from certified cancer centers' audit data

“…6,7 The literature has identified a complex interplay of barriers and facilitators for psychosocial care at the patient level, as well as at the level of health-care organizations. [8][9][10][11][12] At the patient level, it has been shown that seeking help is related to the patients' informal networks, 13 attitudes, 14 sociodemographics, and disease-specific characteristics, 15 practical reasons or lack of knowledge about and confidence in psychosocial services. 8,9,16 At the organizational level, health professionals' personal characteristics, resources within the organization, organizational culture, and communication aspects such as a lack of information being available to patients about the existence and content of psychosocial counseling have been identified as factors that may facilitate or prevent the utilization of psychosocial care by cancer patients.…”

“…[8][9][10][11][12] At the patient level, it has been shown that seeking help is related to the patients' informal networks, 13 attitudes, 14 sociodemographics, and disease-specific characteristics, 15 practical reasons or lack of knowledge about and confidence in psychosocial services. 8,9,16 At the organizational level, health professionals' personal characteristics, resources within the organization, organizational culture, and communication aspects such as a lack of information being available to patients about the existence and content of psychosocial counseling have been identified as factors that may facilitate or prevent the utilization of psychosocial care by cancer patients. 8,9,11,12 In the context of certified cancer centers, percentages of POS and SSC utilization have been related to whether the center is a university hospital.…”

“…8,9,16 At the organizational level, health professionals' personal characteristics, resources within the organization, organizational culture, and communication aspects such as a lack of information being available to patients about the existence and content of psychosocial counseling have been identified as factors that may facilitate or prevent the utilization of psychosocial care by cancer patients. 8,9,11,12 In the context of certified cancer centers, percentages of POS and SSC utilization have been related to whether the center is a university hospital. 17,18 In line with the published literature, Andersen et al's 19 Behavioral Model of Health Services Use (BM) follows a multilevel approach and posits that factors at the individual level, such as patients, and at the contextual level, such as the health-care organization and its environment, may influence the utilization of health services.…”