Children of parents with cancer: How can parents help their child cope and what help is associated with good coping and psychological functioning in the child?

Children of parents with cancer: How can parents help their child cope and what help is associated with good coping and psychological functioning in the child? - Children of parents with cancer

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

NL-OMON

Registry ID

NL-OMON32229

Enrollment

Registered

2009-01-12

Start date

2009-09-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-05-13

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Conditions

cancer malignancies

Interventions

None listed

Eligibility

Age

2 Years to 99 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria are: - being diagnosed with cancer in the past 5 years, - having received curative treatment, - being or have been under medical supervision in the Ikazia Hospital, and - having a child below the age of 18 living at home (see page 15 of the protocol).

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Exclusion criteria are: - still receiving medical treatment (except hormone therapy), - receiving palliative treatment, - being diagnosed with a brain tumor, and - insufficient mastery of the Dutch language (see page 15 of the protocol).

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The main study parameters (outcomes) in this study are the child*s coping strategies and its psychological functioning including anxiety, posttraumatic stress-symptoms and internalising problems.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
The secondary study parameter (independent parameter) is how parents help their child cope with parental cancer. Other study parameters (mediators) are changes in family routines and role, temperament of the child, personality of the parents (type-D), family cohesion and relational problems between the parents.	—

Countries

Netherlands

Outcome results