[Social counseling in outpatient cancer counseling centers : Offers and use by advice-seekers]. / Sozialrechtliche Beratung in ambulanten Krebsberatungsstellen : Angebote und Inanspruchnahme durch Ratsuchende.
Bundesgesundheitsblatt Gesundheitsforschung Gesundheitsschutz
; 59(11): 1476-1483, 2016 Nov.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Outpatient psychosocial cancer care has gained importance in recent years and psychosocial counselling services (PCS) offer a broad spectrum of counselling interventions. Yet there is no published research on PCS legal counselling services. This study investigated the range of issues addressed by legal counselling and their relationship with characteristics of advice seekers and counsellors.METHODS:
We analyzed the records of 21 PCS funded by the German Cancer Aid (DKH) including 5203 advice seekers (80 % patients, 20 % others including friends and family; age ∅ 54 years; 24 % male) in 20,947 counselling sessions. We calculated descriptive statistics and binary logistic regression analyses (legal counselling yes/no).RESULTS:
Fifty-five percent of counselling seekers received legal counselling and 28 % approached the PCS exclusively for legal counselling. The proportion of people seeking legal advice ranged from 15 to 87 % between counselling centers. The most common topics during legal counselling were medical rehabilitation programs (57 %) and disability law (43 %). Counselling occurred in a single session in 68 % of cases and was mostly sought by older and unemployed persons with a recent diagnosis. Legal counselling made up 18 % of counselling time. Legal advice was mostly given by social workers (71 %).CONCLUSIONS:
Legal counselling is a major part of psychosocial care services. Our results reveal large differences between counselling centers. Further research on quality of care and efficacy of legal counseling is needed.Palabras clave
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Bases de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Apoyo Social
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Servicio Social
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Servicio de Oncología en Hospital
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Consejo
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Instituciones de Atención Ambulatoria
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Neoplasias
Tipo de estudio:
Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Región como asunto:
Europa
Idioma:
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Revista:
Bundesgesundheitsblatt Gesundheitsforschung Gesundheitsschutz
Asunto de la revista:
SAUDE PUBLICA
Año:
2016
Tipo del documento:
Article