Major psychological stress caused by bone and soft tissue tumors, including anxiety, fear, reduced self-esteem, and decreased treatment adherence.
Conditions
Interventions
Trial group:Sandplay therapy intervention (once weekly, 45-60 minutes per session, total course of 8-12 sessions)
Control group:Routine nursing care protocol (no sandplay therapy intervention)
Sponsors
HenanCancerHospital
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
7 Years to 20 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients with bone and soft tissue tumors diagnosed by pathology, aged >=7 years but <20 years; 2. No severe pain, normal cognitive function, and able to understand the instructions for sand table operation; 3. The ECOG score is 0-2 points, and the patient can tolerate a single treatment lasting 40-60 minutes; 4. Has not received sandplay therapy before and agrees to be randomly grouped.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Psychiatric and neurological disorders, severe cognitive impairment; 2. Rejection of this treatment technique by family members or the patient; 3. Recent receipt of other structured psychological therapies (e.g., CBT, mindfulness-based therapy); 4. The patient is in a critical stage of illness, or in the period of bone marrow suppression, or has serious complications.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Psychological stress symptoms;Post-traumatic growth scale; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Quality of life;Sandplay process indicators;Qualitative feedback; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactLiu Xin
HenanCancerHospital
Outcome results
None listed