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Head and Neck Neoplasms

Patients receive needs assessment tool integrated in nursing consultation in accordance with requirements by Danish Health and Medicine Board follow-up program for HNC patients. The consultation consists of 6 steps 1. Welcoming patient; 2. Introducing patient to assessment tool; 3. Discuss symptoms and concerns patient wishes to discuss; 4. Follow up on patients symptoms, concerns and emotional reactions/problems; 5. Accompany/support patient during appointment with surgeon and in cooperation with patient and surgeon ensure that problems arising from the tool needing medical attention are focused on; 6. Continue the consultation after appointment with surgeon; refer patient to multi-disciplinary team members when needed

CG will receive standard care according to the Danish Health and Medicine Board's follow-up program for HNC patients. At present this is done by a staff nurse interviewing the patient, who is a member of the rehabilitation team who perform nursing consultations. The interview takes place after the appointment with the surgeon. The nurse refers the patient to physical rehabilitation if needed

Needs assessment tool consisting of 57 items related to functional, emotional, social and existential areas guide follow-up care and referral to multidisciplinary team rehabilitation e.g. dietician; speech-pathologist; psychologist, etc

Needs assesment tool integrated in nursing consultation.

Annelise Mortensen, MSA

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.

Patients are assigned to either intervention or control group. The intervention group receives a nursing consultation using a need assessment and decision making tool. The control group receives usual care.

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

Questionnaire measuring 35 items related to quality of life in head and neck cancer. European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life and Head and Neck Cancer (EORTC QLQ-H\&N35). Scores range from 0 - 100,, where a high score represents high quality of life. The study will measure global quality of life

Questionnaire measuiring 28 items related to symptoms of head and neck cancer patients. MD Anderson Symptom Inventory Head and Neck Cancer module (MDASI-HN). Scores range from 0 - 10, where a high score represents a high symptom burden interference with daily life.

Study title	NCT ID	Conditions	Interventions	Eligibility	Organization
Needs Assessment Tool Integrated in Clinical Practice of Head and Neck Cancer Rehabilitation	NCT03443258	Head and Neck N...	Needs assesment...	16 Years -	Rigshospitalet, Denmark
Needs Assessment Tool Integrated in Clinical Practice of Head and Neck Cancer Rehabilitation	NCT03443258	Head and Neck N...	Needs assesment...	16 Years -	Rigshospitalet, Denmark
Needs Assessment Tool Integrated in Clinical Practice of Head and Neck Cancer Rehabilitation	NCT03443258	Head and Neck N...	Needs assesment...	16 Years -	Rigshospitalet, Denmark

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