psychosociale gevolgen van kanker cancer, family psychosocial adjustment cancer, family adjustment
Conditions
Interventions
The Psychosocial Assessment Tool: a psychosocial screening instrument that assesses risk and protective factors.
Sponsors
OLVG
Eligibility
Age
2 Years to 64 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: To be eligible to participate in this study, a participant must meet the following criteria: Patient - The patient was newly diagnosed with cancer within the past 4 months - The patient has at least one child aged 0 to 18 living at home - The patient is receiving curative or palliative treatment, or this treatment is planned - The patient is at least 18 years old Partners - Partner of a patient who has been diagnosed with cancer and has at least one child aged 0 to 18 living at home - The partner lives with the patient - The partner is at least 18 years old Children (T2) - The child has a parent who has been diagnosed with cancer - The child is at least 8 and up to 18 years of age - The child is living at home Children with pre-existing psychosocial co-morbidity may participate in the study; this is not an exclusion criterion. Participation of members from the same family. Not all family members have to be willing to participate in the study. At least one of the parents (patient or partner) has to participate at T1. Thus, children cannot participate if neither of their parents participates at T1. However, a parent can participate if his/her partner does not want to participate in the study.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: A potential participant who meets any of the following criteria will be excluded from participation in the study: • Patients, partners or children who do not have sufficient proficiency of the Dutch language to complete the questionnaires • Ex-partners of patients who do not live with the patient • Children (8-18 years old) of which neither of their parents participates at T1.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The reliability and (concurrent-, divergent-, en predictive) validity of the PAT are the primary parameters/outcomes of the study. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary study parameters/outcomes are: - the agreement and possible differences between the PAT scores of mothers and fathers, and between patients and partners - the agreement and possible differences between PAT scores at two different timepoints - families' use of, and expressed need for, psychosocial care | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Contacts
Public ContactM.R. Egberts
OLVG
Outcome results
None listed