Title |
The effects of multi-disciplinary psycho-social care on socio-economic problems in cancer patients: a cluster-randomized trial
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Published in |
Supportive Care in Cancer, December 2017
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DOI | 10.1007/s00520-017-4024-x |
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Authors |
Susanne Singer, Julia Roick, Jürgen Meixensberger, Franziska Schiefke, Susanne Briest, Andreas Dietz, Kirsten Papsdorf, Joachim Mössner, Thomas Berg, Jens-Uwe Stolzenburg, Dietger Niederwieser, Annette Keller, Anette Kersting, Helge Danker |
Abstract |
We examined whether multi-disciplinary stepped psycho-social care decreases financial problems and improves return-to-work in cancer patients. In a university hospital, wards were randomly allocated to either stepped or standard care. Stepped care comprised screening for financial problems, consultation between doctor and patient, and the provision of social service. Outcomes were financial problems at the time of discharge and return-to-work in patients < 65 years old half a year after baseline. The analysis employed mixed-effect multivariate regression modeling. Thirteen wards were randomized and 1012 patients participated (n = 570 in stepped care and n = 442 in standard care). Those who reported financial problems at baseline were less likely to have financial problems at discharge when they had received stepped care (odds ratio (OR) 0.2, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.1, 0.7; p = 0.01). There was no evidence for an effect of stepped care on financial problems in patients without such problems at baseline (OR 1.1, CI 0.5, 2.6; p = 0.82). There were 399 patients < 65 years old who were not retired at baseline. In this group, there was no evidence for an effect of stepped care on being employed half a year after baseline (OR 0.7, CI 0.3, 2.0; p = 0.52). NCT01859429 CONCLUSIONS: Financial problems can be avoided more effectively with multi-disciplinary stepped psycho-social care than with standard care in patients who have such problems. |
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Student > Doctoral Student | 5 | 9% |
Student > Master | 3 | 5% |
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Professor | 2 | 4% |
Other | 11 | 19% |
Unknown | 26 | 46% |
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Social Sciences | 4 | 7% |
Psychology | 4 | 7% |
Engineering | 2 | 4% |
Other | 5 | 9% |
Unknown | 27 | 47% |