Training southern European oncologists to recognize psychosocial morbidity in their cancer patients

Abstract

The SEPO Study set up a model to be used in cancer care to train physicians, especially medical oncologists, in examining and recognizing depression and psychsocoail morbidity among cancer patients. The model consisting of a workshop of 12 hours has been appleid to 30 oncologists with good appreciation in terms of feasibility in clinical practice (muhe-very much related to their goals 86%; methods helful-very helpful 96.7%; role-play exercise helpfu-very helpful 93.3%)