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Peer2Me: A Peer Supported Program for Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Patients

RECRUITINGN/ASponsored by University of Leipzig
Actively Recruiting
PhaseN/A
SponsorUniversity of Leipzig
Started2021-01-01
Est. completion2024-06-30
Eligibility
Age18 Years – 39 Years
Healthy vol.Accepted

Summary

The present bicentric study has the aim to investigate the effectiveness of the peer supported mentoring program 'Peer2Me' with regard to psychosocial parameters using a prospective Comprehensive Cohort Design. Over a period of three months, acutely ill patients in the intervention group are accompanied by a mentor with the same disease and of similar age. Patients in the control group receive a one-time consultation. Before and after the intervention, mentors and mentees are interviewed about their psychosocial distress and quality of life.

Eligibility

Age: 18 Years – 39 YearsHealthy volunteers accepted
Inclusion Criteria:

* Cancer disease between the ages of 18 and 39 (all tumor entities)
* completion of acute treatment at least 2 years ago (mentors)
* curative prognosis
* Native language German or fluent German speaker
* first cancer diagnosis in the last 6 months (mentees, all tumor entities)
* curative prognosis

Exclusion Criteria:

* existing and already diagnosed psychiatric disease, ongoing psychotherapy and/or existing suicidal tendency
* palliative treatment approach

Conditions2

CancerPsychosocial Problem

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