Financial, Quality of life, Family Functioning, Burden among parents with children having cancer

Completed

• Conditions: Parents of Children with Cancer

• Registration Number: CTRI/2023/08/055968
• Lead Sponsor: Department of Psychiatry

Brief Summary

The study will be recruiting parents of children with cancer, who are willing to consent. 

Inclusion criteria:

•The age range is18-60 years,

•Both mother and father

•Their child is seeking treatment in the  pediatric oncology department for solid tumors and Hematolymphoid

•The child is in treatment for at least a period of one month



Exclusion:  Parents who refuse to give consent and Parents of children who are in stage 4 of cancer

Aim: The study aims to find the psychosocial problems in parents of children with cancer

Objectives:

1.To find the psychological problems in parents

2.To understand the burden of the parents.

3.To understand the family functioning of the parents

4. To understand the quality of life of the parents.

93 Selected participants will be taken as a part of convenient sampling for the study and scales will be administered

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2023-01-08
• Last Update Posted: 2023-10-17
• Study Completion: 2023-10-31

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 93

Inclusion Criteria

The age range is18-60 years, Both mother and father Their child is seeking treatment in the pediatric oncology department for solid tumors and Hematolymphoid The child is in the treatment for at least a period of one month.

Exclusion Criteria

Parents who refuse to give consent Parents of children who are in stage 4 of cancer.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
the psychological problems burden family functioning & the quality of life of the parents with children with cancer The outcome measures for this study will be the scores Sociodemographic &	baseline
Clinical Details Depression Anxiety & Stress Scale Family Functionality Scale Zarit Burden Scale & WHOQOLBREFF	baseline

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Kasturba Hospital; 🇮🇳 Udupi, KARNATAKA, India

Kasturba Hospital

🇮🇳Udupi, KARNATAKA, India

Dr Soyuz John

Principal investigator

08202922217

soyuz.john@manipal.edu