Facilitators and Barriers to Dental Care in Head and Neck Cancer Patients

University Medical Center Goettingen

Status: Completed

Conditions: Behavior

Treatments: Other: Interviews

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06559384

2024-03239

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study is to identify potential facilitators and barriers to dental care in head-neck cancer patients from the perspective of affected patients, dentists, and oncologists (specialists in radiotherapy and specialists in otolaryngology).

Full description

Patients as well as dentists and oncologists will be interviewed in semi-structured individual interviews. The interview guide used will align with the 14 domains of the Theoretical Domains Framework. Through qualitative content analysis, both facilitators and barriers to dental treatment for head-neck cancer patients will be identified.

Enrollment: 32 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients with head and neck tumors whose health condition allows for the conduction of an interview
• Dentists practicing in Germany
• Specialists in otorhinolaryngology practicing in Germany
• Specialists in radiation therapy practicing in Germany

Exclusion criteria

• Missing consent for the study
• Health condition that does not allow the conduction of an interview

Trial design

32 participants in 3 patient groups

German Dentists

Description:

Dentists who are working in dental offices in Germany

Treatment:

Other: Interviews

German Oncologists

Description:

Oncologists who are working in private practice/clinics in Germany

Treatment:

Other: Interviews

Patients with head-neck cancer

Description:

Patients with head and neck cancer or after therapy for head and neck tumors

Treatment:

Other: Interviews