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lung cancer, Depression, Anxiety
LUNG CANCER
The aim of HELP is to promote patient autonomy and competence and facilitate shared decision-making in the context of treatment decisions for lung cancer patients. Patients who had decision coaching with the decision aid HELP are expected to show more clarity in their personal attitude concerning the treatment decision and feel better prepared for and more involved in the decision. The sum score of the dimension “clarity of personal attitude” in the Decisional Conflict Scale (DCS) was therefore chosen as a primary outcome.Secondary outcomes are the effects of the HELP intervention on patients’ self-efficacy assessed via the Decision Self-Efficacy Scale, their perceived preparation for and involvement in treatment decision-making (Preparation for Decision-Making Scale (PDMS-D) and Patient Involvement in Care Scale (PICS)) and patients’ emotional state (EQ-5D-5L and Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS-D)).