Fear of Recurrence in Young Adult Cancer Patients-A Network Analysis.

Due to the high survival rates of many young cancer patients and a high risk of second tumors, fear of cancer recurrence (FCR) can cause serious impairment for adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancer patients. The aim of this study is to analyze the structure of the Fear of Disease Progression Questionnaire (FoP-Q-12) to better understand the construct of FCR. We performed a cross-sectional survey on a sample of AYA patients aged 15-39 years with different tumor entities.

The competence of nurse educators and graduating nurse students.

Background: A nurse educator has an important role in promoting students' learning and professional development as well as in offering high quality nursing education.

Objectives: To describe the competence of nurse educators and explore its connection with the self-evaluated competence of graduating nurse students.

Design: A cross-sectional survey design was used.

Application of telepresence systems in teaching - transfer of an interprofessional teaching module on digital aided communication into the block training "internal medicine" during the Covid-19 pandemic.

The contact restrictions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic fundamentally limit patient-centered teaching. To realize a patient-oriented education in the block training "Internal Medicine" at the University Hospital Halle (Saale) despite the challenges, the already established teaching module "Interprofessional Teleconsultation" was adapted. The short article outlines the interprofessional teaching module including first evaluation results and describes the adapted block training.

[The "gender" variable in the research process: Requirements contained in the application guidelines of funding institutions in the health sector].

Background: When addressing the variable "gender" in health research designs, a distinction is made between biological ("sex") and sociocultural or psychosocial aspects ("gender"). In health research, it is important to avoid systematic errors that may result when gender aspects are inappropriately or not sufficiently addressed (so-called gender bias). A gender bias occurs, for instance, when the presence of gender differences is assumed without empirical evidence or when research data that was generated from samples of male participants is automatically applied to women.

["Halle surgery week": how a teaching format awakens medical students' interest in surgery].

Background: A practical education in surgery is difficult to conduct in a student-centered manner and is thus often inadequate. New teaching concepts are required to provide students with insights into surgery and make the field more appealing.

Methods: As part of a two-week facultative event, medical students followed eight live surgical procedures from different disciplines from an auditorium.

Current approaches to the integration of sex- and gender-specific medicine in teaching: a qualitative expert survey.

Although criteria and recommendations for the successful integration of sex- and gender-sensitive aspects in medical teaching have already been published, only a few medical faculties in Germany have conducted the systematic integration of sex- and gender-sensitive medicine. The aim of this expert survey, therefore, was to describe the current approaches to the integration of sex- and gender-sensitive medicine in teaching in the sense of Good Practice. Between April and June 2018, guided interviews were conducted with nine experts in the field of sex- and gender-sensitive medicine.

Psychometric Properties of the Fear of Progression Questionnaire for Children (FoP-Q-SF/C).

Background: Recent research shows that parents of children suffer from fear of progression (FoP), the fear of further disease progression. It is most possible that children also develop FoP, which could impair treatment and psychological health. The aim of this study is to adapt the adult's version of the Fear of Progression Questionnaire - Short Form (FoP-Q-SF) for children and to examine the psychometric properties in pediatric cancer patients.

Individual and Dyadic Coping and Fear of Progression in Mothers and Fathers of Children with Hematologic Cancer.

This study investigated the association of individual and dyadic coping strategies with fear of progression (FoP) in mothers and fathers of children with hematologic cancer. Parental couples (N = 44) whose children had been diagnosed with hematologic cancer were recruited at a university hospital and a rehabilitation clinic in Germany between 03/2017 and 08/2017. Data included parents' self-report on FoP (Fear of Progression Questionnaire-parent version, FoP-Q-SF/PR), individual coping (Coping Health Inventory for Parents, CHIP-D), and dyadic coping (Dyadic Coping Inventory, DCI).

Fear of Progression in Parents of Children with Cancer: Results of An Online Expert Survey in Pediatric Oncology.

Background: Fear of Progression (FoP) is a commonly reported psychological strain in parents of children with cancer. This expert survey investigates how professionals in pediatric oncology estimate the burden and consequences of FoP in parents and how they assess and treat parental FoP.

Method: N=77 professionals in pediatric oncology (members and associates of the Psychosocial Association in Paediatric Oncology and Haematology, PSAPOH) were examined in an online survey with a self-developed questionnaire.

Psychometric properties of the Fear of Progression Questionnaire for parents of children with cancer (FoP-Q-SF/PR).

Objective: Psychometric properties of the Fear of Progression Questionnaire - Short Form (FoP-Q-SF) were shown to be good in samples of adult cancer patients and their partners but have so far not been investigated in parents of children with cancer. This study therefore aimed to examine psychometric properties of the previously adapted parent version of the Fear of Progression Questionnaire (FoP-Q-SF/PR) in pediatric oncology.

Methods: N=181 parents (119 mothers, 62 fathers) of n=128 children with diverse cancer entities, up to ten years after diagnosis were recruited at six hospitals and six registered parent associations in Germany and Austria between 06/2015 and 05/2016 (cross-sectional design).