Neoplasms

Urinary Tract, Sexual Organs, and Pregnancy Conditions

All Conditions

Genital Neoplasms, Female

Urogenital Neoplasms

Genital Diseases, Female

Genital Diseases

Urogenital Diseases

Female Urogenital Diseases

Pregnancy Complications

Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications

2-4 autonomy-supportive conversations with an experienced nurse, educated both theoretically and practically in the method Guided Self-Determination that includes specific "reflection sheets" and use of advanced communication; in addition to standard care.

Autonomy supportive counselling

Women treated for gynaecological cancer perceive many difficulties in life on the personal, social, and physical levels. Today they are offered a 3 to 5 year follow-up programme at the hospital where the main purpose is to improve survival. However, the women are very nervous before follow-up visits and although they feel safe about them, they express that their needs of psychosocial care and self-management support are not fulfilled.

The proposed study will test a person-centred intervention tailored the women's needs in a randomised controlled trial. The intervention will be based on the method Guided Self Determination (GSD), which has proved able to realize empowerment in practice in relationships between patients and healthcare professionals. GSD involves systematic use of condition-adjusted worksheets ('reflection sheets'), and advanced professional communication. Using reflection sheets filled out by each woman as the starting point for communication, problem solving will be tailored her personal needs. We expect that the intervention has the potential to support the women in better managing specific complications and difficulties related to concerns about recovery, body perception, fertility and establishment of intimate relations with their partner, all aspects important for the women's quality of life in the follow-up period after cancer diagnosis and treatment. The study will be the first to test GSD in cancer patients.

Person-centred Support for Women After Treatment for Gynaecological Cancer

Person-centred Support for Women in the Follow-up Period After Surgical Treatment for Gynaecological Cancer - a Randomised Controlled Trial

Quality of life at 9 months minus the quality of life at the time of randomisation.

Also used as screening instrument baseline.

+/- one week for practical reasons

Also used as screening instrument baseline.

+/- one week for practical reasons.

Womens ability to know what symptoms to monitor and react to in case of recurrence

Study title	NCT ID	Conditions	Interventions	Eligibility	Organization	Link
Person-centred Support for Women After Treatment for Gynaecological Cancer	NCT01784406	Malignant Femal... Follow-up Supportive Care Psychosocial Ci... Survivorship	Autonomy suppor...	18 Years -	Rigshospitalet, Denmark
Person-centred Support for Women After Treatment for Gynaecological Cancer	NCT01784406	Malignant Femal... Follow-up Supportive Care Psychosocial Ci... Survivorship	Autonomy suppor...	18 Years -	Rigshospitalet, Denmark

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