Pediatric cancer
Conditions
Interventions
intervention group:multi-component family-based interventions
control group:stress managementcourse and usual follow-up
Sponsors
Xiangya School of Nursing, Central South University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
5 Years to 12 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. A family included one child with a tumor and one or more primary caregivers; 2. The child meets the following inclusion criteria: (1) Initial leukemia/cranial malignancy diagnosis on pathology and knowledge of the condition; (2) Aged 5-12 years; (3) No history of psychiatric illness; (4) The child agrees to participate in the study and his or her parents give written consent for the child to participate; 3. Inclusion of the children's caregivers: We will attempt to recruit multiple family members to participate in this project, including primary caregivers such as mothers and fathers. We will recruit other primary caregivers for children whose parents are not primary caregivers, such as grandparents or other relatives.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Is participating or has previously participated in a psychosocial intervention pilot study; 2. Has a comorbid physical severe illness or has experienced a significant life event other than illness in the past six months (e.g., parental divorce, death of a parent, etc.); 3. Has an end-stage illness; 4. Has a cognitive, expressive, or severe visual impairment and other conditions that make inclusion inappropriate due to illness (e.g., parental history of mental illness) as assessed by relevant assessments; 5. Will be excluded if the child is absent from the intervention or proposes to withdraw due to a change in condition in the middle of the course or for other reasons.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Family Adaptability and Cohesion Environment Scale;Posttraumatic Stress Disorder-Reaction Index(Child);Impact of Event Scale Revised (caregiver);Positive and Negative Affect Scale (Child);The Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (caregiver);EuroQol five-dimension questionnaire (Child);EuroQol five-dimension questionnaire (caregiver); | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Salivary Cortisol;Sleep;Family Inventory of Life Events and Changes (caregiver));Social Support Rating Scale (caregiver);Simplified Coping Style Questionnaire (caregiver);Child Posttraumatic Cognitions Inventory (Child);the Stress Appraisal Measure (caregiver); | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactGu Can
Xiangya School of Nursing, Central South University
Outcome results
None listed