The Effectiveness of the Screening Inventory of Psychosocial Problems (SIPP) in Cancer Patients

Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness and feasibility of the Screening Inventory of Psychosocial Problems (SIPP) in consultation settings with respect to early recognition and treatment of psychosocial distress, communication between patients and physicians, and psychological distress and quality of life in cancer patients treated with radiotherapy (RT).

Conditions

• Breast Cancer
• Lung Cancer
• Prostate Cancer
• Bladder Cancer
• Cervix Cancer
• Cancer of Endometrium
• Cancer of Skin
• Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
• Colorectal Cancer

Interventions

OTHER

Questionnaire administration

The patient receives the SIPP at two different time points during their RT period. The first time point is before the first consultation with the radiotherapist (before starting RT) and the second time point is before the last consultation with the radiotherapist at the end of the RT period. At both time points, the SIPP is handed over to the radiotherapist at the start of the consultation. The radiotherapist screens the scores of the SIPP to get an overview of potential psychosocial problems and patient's needs of psychosocial care.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Dutch Cancer Society

  collaborator OTHER

• Maastricht University Medical Center

  collaborator OTHER

• Institute Verbeeten

  collaborator OTHER

• Maastro Clinic, The Netherlands

  collaborator OTHER

• Netherlands Open University

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Lilian Lechner, PhD · Netherlands Open University, Faculty of Psychology

• Gertrudis I Kempen, PhD · Maastricht University, Faculty of Health, Medicine, and life Sciences, Department of Health Care and Nursing Science, School for Public Health and Primary Care (CAPHRI)

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

NONE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

18 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2008-04-30

Primary Completion

2010-10-31

Completion

2010-10-31

Countries

• Netherlands

Study Locations