ESTRO 2025 - Abstract Book

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RTT - Patient experience and quality of life

ESTRO 2025

[2] Grilo, A. M., Almeida, B., Rodrigues, C., Gomes, A. I., & Caetano, M. (2023). Using virtual reality to prepare patients for radiotherapy: A systematic review of interventional studies with educational sessions. Technical Innovations & Patient Support in Radiation Oncology, 25, 100203. [3] Braun, V., & Clarke, V. (2006). Using thematic analysis in psychology. Qualitative Research in Psychology, 3(2), 77– 101.

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Digital Poster Radiotherapy-oriented Prehabilitation: Analysis of Patient-Reported Experience Measures Mateusz Jacek Spałek 1,2 , Piotr Czuchraniuk 1 , Klaudia Lewcio-Szczęsna 1 , Renata Gryz 1 , Renata Seredyn 1 , Izebela Telechowska 1 , Michał Figura 1 , Dorota Kiprian 1 1 Radiotherapy I, Maria Skłodowska-Curie National Research Institute of Oncology, Warsaw, Poland. 2 Soft Tissue/Bone Sarcoma and Melanoma, Maria Skłodowska-Curie National Research Institute of Oncology, Warsaw, Poland Purpose/Objective: While specific pre-treatment interventions, such as rehabilitation, dental care, smoking cessation, or nutritional counselling, have been shown to improve treatment outcomes, reduce potential complications, and enhance recovery, there is a paucity of data on patient-reported experiences of interventions that focus exclusively on radiotherapy-related issues. These include radiation-related psychological stress, limited time to ask questions in the outpatient clinic, information overload, inadequate treatment preparation, breathing control, skin and oral care, local topography, logistics, justification of procedures performed, and others. For this reason, we run a dedicated radiotherapy-oriented prehabilitation room (ROPR) with a dedicated and trained group of radiation therapists (RTTs) who provide complex patient preparation using pre-defined materials adapted to selected clinical situations, such as preparation for deep inspiration breath hold (DIBH) or radiochemotherapy for head and neck cancers. The aim of the study was to analyse Patient-Reported Experience Measures (PREMs) related to the ROPR visit. Material/Methods: We developed PREMs questionnaires that included general and situation-specific questions for selected scenarios. We distributed anonymous forms within patients who visited PROPR and underwent one of the five types of radiotherapy: breast/chest wall (breast cancers with or without DIBH), pelvis (gynaecological cancers, prostate cancers), and head and neck cancers. Results: A total of 371 forms were distributed and 184 were returned. Detailed statistics by type of radiotherapy are shown in Table 1. In general, the vast majority of patients found the visit to the ROPR valuable for further treatment (97%) and rated the clarity of information provided by the trained RTTs positively (99%). Analysis of responses to selected situation-specific questions showed the real value of the advice given; however, some areas still need improvement to make radiotherapy more feasible for patients (see Table 2).