Involvement of Patients and Relatives in the Course of Cancer Disease

Involvement of Patients and Relatives in the Course of Cancer Disease With a Particular View to Rehabilitation and the Life With Cancer

The objective is to investigate a rehabilitation program (supportive conversations and a rehabilitation course for cancer patients and their relatives together).

The study evaluate the effect of the program compared to no intervention (usual care)

The study aim to evaluate the effect and the benefit of the program.

First the patients psychosocial well-being is assessed in a survey (EORTC, POMS, WHO-5 well-being index) Then their relatives psychosocial well-being is assessed in a survey (Ad hoc questions, POMS and WHO-5 well-being index)

The effect is also assessed in qualitative interviews with patients and their relatives.

The rehabilitation course is investigated in qualitative observations and interviews.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Both the patient and their relative must agree to participate together
• Patient admitted to the Hospital
• Patient admitted with a lung cancer diagnosis or
• Patient admitted with a gynecological cancer diagnosis

Exclusion Criteria:

• The cancer diagnosis was not verified.