Purpose Receiving a cancer diagnosis significantly impacts patients' lives, and how the bad
news is delivered influences patients' trajectory, psychosocial adjustment and openness to …

Recently, the spotlight has been cast on smart healthcare by many researchers to provide
better facilities to patients. Improved services, such as reducing health hazards, monitoring …

Purpose This study examined the effects of Fil-Rouge Integrated Psycho-Oncological
Support (FRIPOS) in a group of women with breast cancer compared with a group receiving …

Background Evaluating the development phase of a complex intervention programme can
be challenging. A prospective evaluation approach is presented based on the example of …

Background Guideline-compliant provision of psycho-oncological (PO) care is still
challenging in Germany. Hence, a new care programme, called integrated cross-sectoral …

Purpose One-to-one peer supporters called isPO onco-guides (isPO OGs) are an integral
part of the new German psycho-oncological form of care 'integrated, cross-sectoral Psycho …

Background Internationally, the need for appropriately structured, high-quality care in
psycho-oncology is more and more recognized and quality-oriented care is to be …

Background The second leading cause of death in Italy is cancer. Substantial disparities
persist in the level of care and outcomes for cancer patients across various communities …

High-quality patient information material (PIM) is essential for patients´ informed decision-
making, and its quality may influence a care program's acceptance. In the new psycho …

Objective An estimated one‐third of cancer patients experience a clinically significant
psychological disorder, however it is unclear to what extent this is reflected in research …