NCT05566951

Technology-Based Psychosocial Empowerment Program for Home Care of Children With Cancer and Their Parents

Efficiency of the Technology-Based Psychosocial Empowerment Program for Home Care of Children With Cancer and Their Parents

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 72 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Gazi University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 8 Years – 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This research was planned to evaluate the effectiveness of the technology-based psychosocial empowerment program for home care for children aged 8-18 years with cancer and their parents as a parallel-group randomized controlled study design.The required institutional permission and ethics committee approval was received.The study group of the study consisted of 72 children and parents (intervention group \[n=36\], control group \[n=36\]). Data were collected using the descriptive features form, the General Self-Efficacy Scale-Pediatric Cancer Version, the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory for Children, the Pediatric Cancer Coping Scale, the General Self-Efficacy Scale for parents, the Problem Solving Inventory, and the Psychological Resilience Scale for Parents of Children with Cancer. The data were stored in the SPSS 25 program.

Detailed description

The incidence of childhood cancers has become an important health problem increasing all over the world. Children and parents are affected in many dimensions physically, psychologically, and socially during this experience. The needs of the child and parents are not limited to the treatment period in the hospital. They also need to be supported and strengthened during the home care process. The required institutional permission and ethics committee approval was received. The study group of study consisted of 72 children and parents (intervention group \[n=36\], control group \[n=36\]).The technology-based program was applied to children and families for 4-6 weeks through modules on the website. In addition, at the end of each module, online interviews or telephone counseling will be applied.Children and parents in the control group will follow the standard care procedures included in the treatment process. At the end of the study, it was planned to apply website modules to the children and parents in the control group. The research is based on the Psychological Empowerment Theory.

Conditions

• Cancer
• Child, Only
• Empowerment

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Psychosocial program	A technology-based model-based psychosocial empowerment program will be implemented for parents and children in the control group.
OTHER	Standart care	Parents and children in the intervention group will be applied standard support approaches to be applied in the center where they receive treatment.

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-09-01
• Primary completion: 2024-09-01
• Completion: 2024-11-01
• First posted: 2022-10-05
• Last updated: 2023-04-27