fear of progression
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: Patients and a main caregiver with fear of progression receive the intervention with 8 therapeutic sessions and are questioned in a pre/post design using questionnaires on fear of progression
Sponsors
Selbstständige Abteilung für Pädiatrische Onkologie, Hämatologie und Hämostaseologie
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
No minimum to 17 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Children aged 0 to 17 years with a diagnosis of cancer and/or a parent or primary caregiver (e.g. legal guardian where applicable). Patients in inpatient treatment at the pediatric oncology ward of the University Hospital Leipzig or in the aftercare phase at the association Elternhilfe für krebskranke Kinder Leipzig e.V. Children and parents with sufficient German language skills (at least language level B1 according to GER). Declaration of informed consent to study participation.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients in palliative care. Patients with cognitive or physical impairments that would limit participation in the intervention.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The primary outcome variables are fear of progression of children and parents, assessed using the short form of the fear of progression questionnaire for children with cancer (FoP-Q-SF/C) and the short form of the fear of progression questionnaire for parents of children with cancer (FoP-Q-SF/PR). The evaluation of the intervention (N=24 participants and/or one parent/main caregiver) is designed with a waiting control group and three measurement times: baseline (BL), post measurement after the intervention or after a waiting period (t1) and another measurement 4 months after completion of participation in the intervention (t2). | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary outcome variables for children are anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress, quality of life, and emotion regulation strategies. Secondary outcome variables for parents are anxiety and depression, post-traumatic stress, and quality of life. The socio-demographic background of the child and the parents as well as medical information about the cancer are also collected. | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactJessy Herrmann
Elternhilfe für krebskranke Kinder Leipzig e.V.
Outcome results
None listed