Cystic Fibrosis
Conditions
Keywords
cystic fibrosis, parenthood, Psycho-social, Qualitative study
Brief summary
The purpose of this study is to explore and collect the perceptions, expectations and needs of CF patients about parenting. This will be done in the context of several small groups of patients led by a psychologist who will ensure that all the participants express themselves; he will encourage them to develop their points of view, their divergences and their common points about what constitutes to be a parent. The collected information should make it possible to develop and propose adapted medico-psycho-social interventions, if necessary, in connection with patient associations
Detailed description
Life expectancy has improved significantly in cystic fibrosis in recent years. From paediatric disease, it has become a disease of the adult, with the emergence of new issues, such as becoming a parent. Parent patients still face the risk of complications and death while their child is still young. However, there is very little data in the literature on parenting in cystic fibrosis. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to explore and collect the perceptions, expectations and needs of CF patients and their spouses about parenting. All patients with children, followed in 2 large adult CF centers, and their spouses will be invited to participate in a 6 to 10-person discussion group (focus group) led by a psychologist. He will ensure that all the participants express themselves and are encouraged to develop their points of view, their divergences and their common points about what constitutes to be a parent. The discussions will be recorded and transcribed. Patients who cannot participate in groups (e.g. patients colonized with Burkholderia cepacia complex) but wish to be included in the study will benefit from an individual interview with the psychologist, also registered and transcribed. A thematic analysis will be carried out from the transcriptions of group contents. For individual interviews, phenomenological interpretative analysis (IPA) will be used. A synthesis of the two analyses will then be done. The collected information should make it possible to develop and propose adapted medico-psycho-social interventions, if necessary, in connection with patient associations.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALFocus group
Groups of 6 to 10 patients and spouses led by the psychologist about their parenthood lasting 2 hours
BEHAVIORALIndividual interview
Interview led by the psychologist about the patient's parenthood
Sponsors
URC-CIC Paris Descartes Necker Cochin
Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
For patients * Have cystic fibrosis * Be a parent and raise or have raised at least one child * Being followed in one of the two adult CF centers participating in the study For CF patients' spouses \- Live with the CF patient participating in the study For both CF patients and spouses * Being an adult (at least 18 y.o.) * Have a good level of French and good speaking skills
Exclusion criteria
* For both CF patients and spouses * Psychiatric pathology (borderline state, bipolarity and other psychotic disorders) * Serious somatic disease not related to cystic fibrosis
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Identification of themes about parenthood in CF from groups | 2 years | by thematic analysis. 8 to 10 focus groups composed of 5 to 10 persons are to be conducted until saturation of themes. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Identification of themes about parenthood in CF from individual interviews | 2 years | by the IPA method. 20 individual interviews are to be conducted until saturation of themes |
| Occurrence of themes | 2 years | number of appearances of each theme, revealed by the 2 analyses, in the group arm on one hand, and in the interview arm on the other hand. The occurrence will provide information on the importance of each theme |
Countries
France
Outcome results
None listed