Table 2.
Possible rehabilitation needs were the CSP may need information and help
| The physical level |
| - Problems stemming form disease and treatment |
| - Pain |
| - Amputation |
| - Late effects stemming from treatment and the disease. |
| - Problems in understanding what happens |
| - Symptoms |
| - Symptom relief. |
| - Disease/treatments influence on sexual life/body identity |
| - Nutrition and food |
| - Life style changes |
| The psychological level |
| - Crisis |
| - Chock |
| - Fear, Fear of death, fear of living, |
| - Fear of relapse |
| - Handling of a possible incriminating situation |
| - Coping strategies. |
| - Changed identity/identity problems |
| - Difficulties in letting go of the role of the sick |
| - Changed quality of life |
| - Opportunity to meet other patients in the same situation |
| - Increased risk of depression |
| - Information on possible genetic disposition |
| - Information and support enabling the patient to take control and act. |
| The social level |
| - Body identity |
| - Sexuality |
| - Life plans |
| - Stigmatization |
| - Accept of being a CSP |
| - Fear and sorrow among relatives |
| - Normalization of family and network |
| - Fear of what is going to happen in the future |
| - Changes in roles/Status in |
| - Marriage/relationship |
| - Family |
| - Children |
| - Risk of being childless |
| - Single parents |
| - Risk of loosing a breadwinner |
| - Workplace |
| - Friends |
| - Leisure activities (e.g. sports) |
| - Self-help groups/patient organisations for patient and relatives |
| The vocational level |
| - Keeping contact to workplace |
| - Working on reduced hours |
| - Unemployment (fear of) |
| - Reduced working capacity |
| - Sick note |
| - Vocational rehabilitation |
| - Early retirement/retirement |
| The material level |
| - Reduced income |
| - Expenses in relation to aids and appliances, |
| - Problems in relation to pension (now or for sawing) |
| - Material comforts and/or reduced living standard. |
| - Economic problems |
| - Reduced living standards (reduced housing standard due to reduced income) |
| - Problems regarding information on rights |
| - Problems in relation to social and economic conditions |
| - Problems in relation life plans |