Pilot intervention study aimed at reducing stress in parents of children undergoing SCT

Pilot intervention study aimed at reducing stress in parents of children undergoing SCT - Surviving SCT competently: a pilot interventionstudy

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

NL-OMON

Registry ID

NL-OMON32023

Enrollment

Registered

2008-04-17

Start date

2008-06-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-05-13

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Conditions

beenmergtransplantatie cancer stem cell transplantation

Interventions

Parents (as couples) will be asked to participate in the study one month before admittance by the physician. Assessment takes place two weeks before admittance, 14 days after SCT and six months afte

Eligibility

Age

18 Years to 99 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Parents of children undergoing SCT with a malignant disease. Sufficient knowledge of the Dutch language

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Parents of children who are no longer eligible for SCT. Children with a relapse, children without an appropriate donor. Parents of children who die during the transplant period.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The parents* and child's socio-demographic and clinical data (gender, age, level of education) will be recorded during the first round of questionnaires at baseline. Clinical information will include the primary disease and the nature of treatment given. After the final session, participant satisfaction with the intervention (both the structure and content) will be recorded through a short evaluation form. Several questionnaires will be used to measure the effects of the intervention: The Pediatric Inventory for Parents (PIP) is a 42-item self-report questionnaire that measures illness- related parental stress. Each item is rated on two 5-point Likert-type scales. The first assesses the frequency of each stressor; the second scale assesses how difficult the issue has been for the parent in the last week. Adequate internal consistency (a =.80-.96) and construct validity of the PIP have been reported (Streisand et al., 2001). A Dutch version has recently been developed by Jantien Vrijmoet-Wiersma (2007, in preparation). The Nijmeegse Parental Stress Index, shortened form NOSIK, measures parental stress associated with raising children in general. The reliability of the NOSIK lies between .92 and .95. The NOSIK differentiates well between clinical and non-clinical groups (de Brock et al., 1994) and is widely used (e.g. Thomas et al., 2004). The State Trait Anxiety Index (STAI), state and trait version measures both the transitory emotional condition of stress and the general inclination towards anxiety of the respondents. Dutch norm group data are available (van der Ploeg et al., 2000), as well as information about reliability and validity. Internationally, the STAI is widely used to measure anxiety (e.g. Seligman et al, 2004) The General Health Questionnaire (GHQ), 12-item version, is a self-report measure of psychological symptoms that can be used as a general measure for psychological distress (Jackson, 2007). The psychometric properties	—

Measure

Time frame

The parents* and child's socio-demographic and clinical data (gender, age, level of education) will be recorded during the first round of questionnaires at baseline. Clinical information will include the primary disease and the nature of treatment given. After the final session, participant satisfaction with the intervention (both the structure and content) will be recorded through a short evaluation form. Several questionnaires will be used to measure the effects of the intervention: The Pediatric Inventory for Parents (PIP) is a 42-item self-report questionnaire that measures illness- related parental stress. Each item is rated on two 5-point Likert-type scales. The first assesses the frequency of each stressor; the second scale assesses how difficult the issue has been for the parent in the last week. Adequate internal consistency (a =.80-.96) and construct validity of the PIP have been reported (Streisand et al., 2001). A Dutch version has recently been developed by Jantien Vrijmoet-Wiersma (2007, in preparation). The Nijmeegse Parental Stress Index, shortened form NOSIK, measures parental stress associated with raising children in general. The reliability of the NOSIK lies between .92 and .95. The NOSIK differentiates well between clinical and non-clinical groups (de Brock et al., 1994) and is widely used (e.g. Thomas et al., 2004). The State Trait Anxiety Index (STAI), state and trait version measures both the transitory emotional condition of stress and the general inclination towards anxiety of the respondents. Dutch norm group data are available (van der Ploeg et al., 2000), as well as information about reliability and validity. Internationally, the STAI is widely used to measure anxiety (e.g. Seligman et al, 2004) The General Health Questionnaire (GHQ), 12-item version, is a self-report measure of psychological symptoms that can be used as a general measure for psychological distress (Jackson, 2007). The psychometric properties

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
not applicalbe	—

Countries

Netherlands

Outcome results

None listed

Source: NL-OMON (via WHO ICTRP)