Introduction
tumor, fatigue, anxiety, cancer, depression
CANCER, TUMOR
Every year about 500.000 people in Germany develop cancer.The COVID-19 pandemic could have worsened these problems,We hypothesized:(1) The participants in the video sequence-based IG will have significantly more improved anxiety levels and fear of progression than the participants in the waiting CG after the end of therapy (primary outcome).(2a) The participants in the video sequence-based IG will have significantly more improved values for fatigue after the end of therapy than the participants in the waiting CG.(2b) The participants in the video sequence-based IG will have significantly more improved values for depression after the end of therapy than the participants in the waiting CG.Moreover, we investigated the following exploratory questions regarding the further implementation of digital psycho-oncological offers for cancer patients within the acute care setting.Are there certain patient groups who benefit more from the intervention than others, regarding sex, therapy status, therapy goal and tumor entity?Does therapy adherence have an effect on the outcomes within the IG?