Non-specific group discussion
fatigue, guilt, anxiety
Patients in group B received multi-modal rehabilitation and an additional non-specific open group discussion. This unstructured group discussion comprised a maximum of three group sessions of 50 min each, delivered by two oncological physicians, one of whom was also a psychotherapist (third author). The topics of the sessions were freely chosen by the participants in the first session and included for example anxiety, fatigue, and return to work after rehabilitation. In addition, dealing with rejection, and feelings of guilt and shame were addressed. The topics were freely discussed without using structured behavioral therapy techniques. The individual psycho-oncological therapy offered according to rehabilitation therapy standards was not affected by the study participation [