Needs Assessment Tool Integrated in Clinical Practice of Head and Neck Cancer Rehabilitation

Needs Assessment and Decision-making Tool (NEAT-decision) Integrated in a Clinical Practice to Enhance Patient Involvement in Head and Neck Cancer Rehabilitation - a Randomized Controlled Trial

The study tests a needs assessment and decision-making tool with patients who are in need of rehabilitation after surgery for Head and Neck Cancer. The purpose is to enhance patient involvement in decision-making.

The study tests a needs assessment and decision-making tool with patients surgically treated for Head and Neck Cancer. The tool will be an integrated part of a new clinical practice with nursing consultations at three seperate time-points in the post-surgical period of the patients. Half of the participants will receive nursing consultations using the tool and the other half will receive standard care.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Clinical diagnosis of Head and Neck Cancer
• Stage T3 or T4
• Surgically treated
• Must be able to speak and understand Danish

Exclusion Criteria:

• Treated surgically for thyroid or parotic cancers
• Referred to adjuvant radio - or chemotherapy
• Having an unstable psychiatric illness.