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Published on: May 18, 2020
Documentation and Communication of Psychooncological Findings in an Interdisciplinary Breast Cancer Center
Anne Grimm1,2, Barbara Voigt1,2, Petra Georgiewa1,2
1Medizinische Klinik mit Schwerpunkt Psychosomatik, Institut für Psychologie, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany.
Background:
Psychooncological interventions are an integral component of the treatment of breast cancer patients in certified breast cancer centers. Effective multidisciplinary care requires excellent communication among the team members, including written communication. The study explores how written communication can be implemented in a multidisciplinary team treating cancer patients.
Patients And Methods:
A computerized form to enter psychooncological findings into a software designed for the documentation of the diagnostics and therapy of patients with breast cancer was developed.
Results:
The psychooncological module includes the sections phase of therapy, mood disturbances, difficulties in handling the disease/treatment, psychosocial burdens, psychosocial resources and treatment recommendations as well as notes about a psychological diagnosis (International Classification of Diseases (ICD)-10) where appropriate. 555 psychooncological findings were documented in the newly designed module. 28% of the patients were diagnosed with a mental disorder. 45% received at least one intervention.
Conclusions:
The psychooncological module facilitates the combination of oncological and psychooncological documentation. It can give structured psychooncological information to the physicians. However, the development of the module has to be continued.
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