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Im Zusammenhang mit onkologischen Patienten fehlt es jedoch an empirischen Erfahrungswerten. Zielsetzung: Das Internet erГ¶ffnet neue Perspektiven fГјr die psychosoziale Patientenversorgung. Among counseling participants ( n=31), no significant improvements in distress or quality of life were found in comparison to the control group ( n=34), but patient satisfaction was nonetheless high.Д¬onclusion: The study demonstrates that online counseling via e-mail reaches patients with unmet therapeutic needs, but also indicated its limitations, suggesting that the online setting may be most useful for prompting and supporting a transition to conventional counseling services.Д«reast cancer, oncology, internet, psychoeducation, online counseling, online therapy Despite high severity of distress and attendant large reductions in quality of life, 72% of all patients were not obtaining conventional assistance. Results: BSI responses showed that 85% of all patients were initially diagnosable with comorbid psychopathology. At the conclusion of the program, participants were asked to complete a patient satisfaction questionnaire (ZUF-8). Descriptive data were recorded at registration.

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Psychosocial outcome measures including psychological distress (BSI) and quality of life (EORTC QLQ-C30) were assessed at registration and at a two-month follow-up. The two-month counseling session took the form of a psychoeducation, individually tailored to each patient. 133 registrants were randomly assigned to a treatment group to receive immediate counseling or to a waiting list control group. Methods: On a dedicated German-language website, 235 breast cancer patients registered for psychosocial counseling via e-mail. A secondary objective was to explore how patients reached by the service can be characterized on psychosocial status and illness. A field-experimental study was conducted to obtain initial data to enable evaluation of the effectiveness of online counseling via e-mail for breast cancer patients. However, empirical data are lacking for oncological patients. Objectives: The internet offers new possibilities in psychosocial patient care.

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