We are studying if increased social support can improve quality of life of healthy partners and children living with parental cancer through a psychoeducational program for the family's network. Cancer
Conditions
Interventions
The study has two arms:
1. The intervention arm
A psycho-educational program for the family and their network members in the intervention group. The parents in the intervention families decide who in
Sponsors
Center for Crisis Psychology
University of Bergen
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. A healthy parent having a partner or spouse diagnosed with cancer within the last five years 2. One child in every family, aged 8-18 years old, living with a parent who has cancer. With multiple children in the family, the oldest child who is willing to participate is recruited 3. Network members: The parents in the intervention group ask the number of network members they want to participate in the intervention. The inclusion criteria for these network members are: 3.1. Extended family members, friends, neighbors and work colleagues of the parents 3.2. 18 years or older 3.3. Living nearby the family
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Healthy parent: not living with the ill parent or the ill parent has died, serious disease themselves 2. Children: below 8 years, not living with ill parent, serious disease themselves 3. Network members: living more than two hours driving from the family
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Healthy parent: Social support, mental health and quality of life 2. Children: Mental health and Quality of life 3. Network: Social support Collected via questionnaires at baseline, 3 months and 6 months. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Healthy parent: resilience, parental capacity 2. Network: quality of life, mental health, resilience Collected via questionnaires at baseline, 3 months and 6 months. | — |
Countries
Norway
Outcome results
None listed