Publications by authors named "Barbara Bohmeier"
Anxiety disorders are among the most common mental disorders. Treatment guidelines recommend pharmacotherapy and cognitive behavioral therapy as standard treatment. Although cognitive behavioral therapy is an effective therapeutic approach, not all patients benefit sufficiently from it.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: Recent studies from Germany show that a small amount of breast and gynecological cancer patients participate in multidisciplinary tumor conferences (MTCs) at some cancer centers. One reason for the variation by center might be the providers' attitudes about and experiences with MTC patient participation (MTCpp), which has not been analyzed before. Therefore, it is the aim of this study to analyze the providers' expected or experienced feasibility concerning MTCpp at breast and gynecological cancer centers in Germany.
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- The study aimed to explore how and when shared decision making (SDM) can happen in tumor conferences that include patients, specifically in breast and gynecological cancer centers from the providers' point of view.
- Providers were interviewed to understand their experiences with SDM and found that while it can be implemented in some ways, it often depends on specific conditions during patient participation.
- The research highlights that although SDM is challenging in current settings, it allows patients to engage more by asking questions and sharing their preferences, indicating a need for further studies to enhance this process.
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- * Through semi-structured interviews with 30 providers in six centers, findings revealed a mix of positive and negative emotional reactions from patients, indicating that providers from both groups noticed unmet needs.
- * The study concluded that patient participation in MTCs has both benefits and drawbacks, prompting the need for further research to understand the implications and feasibility for patients and providers in the PINTU project.