This study is to evaluate the psychological well-being in patients diagnosed with skin cancer (melanoma and Squamous Cell Carcinoma (SCC) in the face) at the time of diagnosis and after treatment. Patients diagnosed with primary melanoma and/or SCC and/or infiltrative basal cell carcinoma on the face subjected to surgical treatment (excision or Mohs Surgery) will be included. All patients will receive questionnaires.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
100
psychological well-being in patients evaluated by Patient Reported Outcomes (PRO)
photos of the patients' tumors will be taken at baseline and at follow-up after the surgery
Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery and Department of Dermatology , University Hospital Basel
Basel, Switzerland
Change in Belastungs-Thermometer questionnaire
extent of distress on a scale from 0-10 (0=no distress, 10=extremely distress).
Time frame: at Screening Visit (V1), V3 (7 days post surgery), V4 (90 days post surgery), V5 (180 days post surgery), V6 (360 days post surgery)
Change in European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC-QLQ-C30) questionnaire
TheEORTC- QLQ-C30 is composed of both multiitem scales and single-item measures. These include 5 functional scales (cognitive, CF; emotional, EF; physical, PF; role, RF; and social functioning, SF), 3 symptom scales (fatigue, FA; nausea/vomiting, NV; and pain, PA), a global health status/QoL scale and 5 single items assessing additional symptoms (appetite loss, AP; constipation, CO; diarrhea, DI; dyspnea, DY; and sleep disturbance, SL) and perceived financial impact, FI. Each of the multiitem scales includes a different set of items-no item occurs in more than 1 scale. All of the scales and single-item measures range in score from 0-100. A high scale score represents a higher response level.
Time frame: at Screening Visit (V1), V3 (7 days post surgery), V4 (90 days post surgery), V5 (180 days post surgery), V6 (360 days post surgery)
Change in WHO-DAS questionnaire
The WHO-DAS measures items in six domains of functioning as experienced over the past 30 days: mobility, self-care, life activities, understanding and communicating (U\&C), interpersonal interactions, and participation in society. The 12-item tool assesses each domain with two items that are measured on a 3-point scale in which 1 indicates no disability, 2 indicates mild to moderate disability, and 3 indicates severe to extreme disability. These items were summed to generate a total score between 12 (no disability) and 36 (maximum disability).
Time frame: at Screening Visit (V1), V3 (7 days post surgery), V4 (90 days post surgery), V5 (180 days post surgery), V6 (360 days post surgery)
Change in FACE-Q questionnaire
The FACE-Q questionnaire measures three overarching domains: facial appearance, quality of life and experience of care over the past 7 days. The FACE-Q Skin Cancer Module is composed of 56 items with scales from 1-4 which range in scoring from 0-100. The FACE-Q Skin Cancer module includes two quality of life scales measuring appearance-related distress and skin cancer worry. Additionally, the participants will be asked about skin protection behaviours and adverse events following the skin cancer treatment. The FACE-Q appearance scale consists of satisfaction with the appearance of the face overall and how bothered a patient is by facial scars
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Time frame: at Screening Visit (V1), V3 (7 days post surgery), V4 (90 days post surgery), V5 (180 days post surgery), V6 (360 days post surgery)
Change in photos of the patients' tumors
Change in photos of the patients' tumors
Time frame: at Screening Visit (V1), V3 (7 days post surgery), V4 (90 days post surgery), V5 (180 days post surgery), V6 (360 days post surgery)