Peer support in cancer care
cancer
CANCER
In healthcare, peer support is differentiated into different types like emotional, informational, and practical support (Dennis Peer support for cancer patients is mostly done in face-to-face group settings (Ziegler et al. Regarding the different types of peer support, Hoey et al. (Despite the requirements of the German NCP and the psycho-oncological guideline, and the evidence for the benefits of one-to-one peer support in cancer, the number of programmes that systematically include such support is quite limited in Germany. They are mostly restricted to offers in the inpatient sector (Slesina et al. The new German form of care, ‘integrated, cross-sectoral Psycho-Oncology’ (isPO) (Kusch et al. 