A qualitative study on redefining normality in relatives of patients with advanced cancer.

Objective: To obtain insight into adaptation processes of redefining normality and its influencing factors in relatives of patients with advanced cancer.

Methods: An exploratory qualitative study among relatives of patients with advanced cancer was conducted. Participants were purposively recruited.

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) treatment in the medical setting: a systematic review.

Literature points towards the potential benefits of the application of Eye Movement and Desensitization Processing (EMDR)-therapy for patients in the medical setting, with cancer and pain being among the domains it is applied to. The field of applying EMDR-therapy for patients treated in the medical setting has evolved to such an extent that it may be challenging to get a comprehensive overview. This systematic literature review aims to evaluate the use and effectiveness of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy in patients treated in the medical setting.

Cancer centre information and support services and patient needs: participatory action research study.

Objectives: Clear information and supportive care are necessary for oncology patients and their relatives to manage the disease (trajectory). Centres for information and support aim to address their needs by offering informal and non-medical formal services. This study evaluated whether the centres' services offered meet the needs of its visitors, and whether there is interest for these among oncology patients treated at affiliated hospitals.

Psychosocial screening instruments to assist support consultants in patients with cancer.

Objectives: Around 30% of patients with cancer suffer from psychosocial problems requiring formal care; however, these problems are often not identified. Support consultants may play a role in identifying these problems. This study investigates the feasibility of using validated screening instruments to assist support consultants in identifying psychosocial problems.

Unmet care needs of patients with advanced cancer and their relatives: multicentre observational study.

Objectives: The care needs of patients with advanced cancer and their relatives change throughout the disease trajectory. This study focused on the care-related problems and needs of patients with advanced cancer and their relatives. This was done from the perspective of centres for information and support.

Evaluation of centers for information and support combining formal and informal care for patients with cancer: a systematic review of the literature.

Purpose: Clear information and supportive care are necessary for patients with cancer to effectively manage their condition. Traditionally, healthcare professionals offer information and support via the so-called formal care route. In addition, research has found favorable effects of informal care provided by volunteer programs and informal "walk-in support centers.