INTRODUCTION: Psychosocial screening has not been implemented into diagnosis-related guidelines for the treatment of orthopedic tumor patients. The aim of the study was to evaluate the significance of psycho-oncology in orthopedic institutions specialized in musculoskeletal tumors as well as the opinion and clinical experience of the treating physicians. METHODS: In total 60 orthopedic institutions were recruited. Data were assessed and analyzed by a newly developed, standardized questionnaire. To detect specific, demographic differences results were additionally analyzed according to gender, age and professional experience. RESULTS: A total of 118 physicians from 47 institutions participated. Significant differences between professional experience groups were obtained regarding the wish for psychosocial treatment in cases of own illness (p=0.032) and the difficulty of addressing patient feelings (p=0.05). CONCLUSIONS: The majority of orthopedic physicians deemed psycho-oncology important. To ensure a holistic approach to the treatment of orthopedic tumor patients, psycho-oncological aspects should be implemented in diagnosis-related guidelines.
INTRODUCTION:Psychosocial screening has not been implemented into diagnosis-related guidelines for the treatment of orthopedic tumorpatients. The aim of the study was to evaluate the significance of psycho-oncology in orthopedic institutions specialized in musculoskeletal tumors as well as the opinion and clinical experience of the treating physicians. METHODS: In total 60 orthopedic institutions were recruited. Data were assessed and analyzed by a newly developed, standardized questionnaire. To detect specific, demographic differences results were additionally analyzed according to gender, age and professional experience. RESULTS: A total of 118 physicians from 47 institutions participated. Significant differences between professional experience groups were obtained regarding the wish for psychosocial treatment in cases of own illness (p=0.032) and the difficulty of addressing patient feelings (p=0.05). CONCLUSIONS: The majority of orthopedic physicians deemed psycho-oncology important. To ensure a holistic approach to the treatment of orthopedic tumorpatients, psycho-oncological aspects should be implemented in diagnosis-related guidelines.
Authors: M Keller; S Sommerfeldt; C Fischer; L Knight; M Riesbeck; B Löwe; C Herfarth; T Lehnert Journal: Ann Oncol Date: 2004-08 Impact factor: 32.976
Authors: Florian Pohlig; Ulrich Lenze; Heinrich M L Muhlhofer; Florian W Lenze; Johannes Schauwecker; Carolin Knebel; Tanja Zimmermann; Peter Herschbach Journal: In Vivo Date: 2017 May-Jun Impact factor: 2.155