This is a single center cross-sectional retrospective study with a quantitative and qualitative approach (phase 1 and 2). In phase 1 an online survey will be realized and targets male cancer survivors. Phase 2 will take a qualitative approach, in which information about patient's experiences, needs and helpful support will be collected by establishing focus groups of cancer patients who had been diagnosed during the reproductive age. In the end, the results of this study will be integrated into the development of an online support tool concerning Fertility Preservation (FP).
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
71
Part 1: online survey (quantitative) with questions on basic socio-demographic data, medical data and family characteristics (e.g. age, ethnicity, education) and information about FP.
Part 2: At the end of the online survey, participants are invited to attend one of the consecutively performed focus groups conducted according to standardized focus group methodology and moderated by a clinical psychologist and a specialist in reproductive medicine.
Frauenklinik University Hospital Basel
Basel, Switzerland
male cancer patients level of information with regard to FP
Phase 1: exploratory online survey inquiring male cancer patients level of information with regard to FP
Time frame: Phase 1 online survey at baseline
male cancer patients level of information with regard to FP
Phase 2: interview (strictly exploratory) in focus groups collecting data on male cancer patients level of information with regard to FP
Time frame: Phase 2 focus group meeting (approx. 2 to 4 weeks after baseline)
male cancer patients needs regarding decision-making about FP
exploratory online survey inquiring which kind of support regarding decision-making about FP do male cancer patients consider helpful
Time frame: Phase 1 online survey at baseline
male cancer patients expectation with regard to an online DA tool about FP
exploratory online survey inquiring how an online Decision Aid (DA) tool about FP has to be designed in order to be helpful for male cancer patients
Time frame: Phase 1 online survey at baseline
male cancer patients needs regarding decision-making about FP
Phase 2: interview (strictly exploratory) in focus groups evaluating which kind of support regarding decision-making about FP male cancer patients consider helpful
Time frame: Phase 2 focus group meeting (approx. 2 to 4 weeks after baseline)
male cancer patients expectation with regard to an online DA tool about FP
Phase 2: interview (strictly exploratory) in focus groups evaluating how an online DA tool about FP has to be designed in order to be helpful for male cancer patients
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Time frame: Phase 2 focus group meeting (approx. 2 to 4 weeks after baseline)