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Understanding the psychological journey of patients with glioblastoma: a qualitative study of changing mental health needs and openness to innovative treatments

UNDERSTANDING THE PSYCHOLOGICAL JOURNEY OF PATIENTS WITH GLIOBLASTOMA: A QUALITATIVE STUDY OF EVOLVING MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS AND OPENNESS TO INNOVATIVE THERAPIES

This longitudinal qualitative study examines how psychological distress and support needs change over the course of glioblastoma and how these changes affect engagement with psychosocial support; no findings have yet been reported.

The aim is to explore how adults with glioblastoma experience and interpret their psychological needs at transition points along the disease trajectory and how these changes affect engagement with psychosocial support. The poster states that glioblastoma is the most common and most aggressive primary central nervous system tumor, with a median survival of approximately 15 months. The planned methodology involves recruiting 25–30 adult patients from neuro-oncology and supportive care clinics at multiple points in the disease course—diagnosis, treatment, progression, and advanced disease—conducting serial semi-structured interviews, and applying reflexive thematic analysis (RTA). Analysis will be conducted at within-interview, cross-sectional mapping, and within-case longitudinal levels, with coding used to identify evolving themes; reflexive journaling, an audit trail, iterative coding, and team discussions are being used to ensure rigor. The poster reports no numerical results, information on completion of recruitment, or thematic findings. The authors identify gaps in the literature regarding when psychosocial support is most needed, which interventions are acceptable at which stages of the disease, and how care can be aligned with changing needs. Ultimately, the study is expected to contribute to stage-appropriate, person-centered mental health care in neuro-oncology by identifying the transition points at which psychosocial interventions are perceived as most meaningful.

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