Psychosocial Situation of Children With Rare Solid Abdominal Tumors and Their Families
- Conditions
- HepatoblastomaNephroblastomaNeuroblastoma
- Registration Number
- NCT05245123
- Lead Sponsor
- Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf
- Brief Summary
Families of children with rare diseases (i.e., not more than 5 out of 10.000 people are affected) are often highly burdened with fears, insecurities and concerns regarding the affected child and his/her siblings. The aim of the present research project is to examine the psychosocial burden of the children with rare solid abdominal tumors and their family in order to draw attention to a possible psychosocial care gap in this population.
- Detailed Description
The central objective of the cross-sectional study is to show the psychosocial supply gap for families with children and adolescents affected by rare diseases in the field of oncology pediatric surgery. Among the rare diseases that are included are rare solid abdominal tumors. In order to have a comparative sample, additional data of a matched control group are collected. Central standardized psychosocial outcomes will be assessed from the perspectives of the parents and the affected child.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 100
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Study & Design
- Study Type
- OBSERVATIONAL
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Health-related Quality of Life of the parents (SF-12) 4 minutes Health-related Quality of Life (HRQoL) of the parents, assessed from the perspective of the parents by the "Short-Form-12" (SF-12; Morfeld, Kirchberger \& Bullinger, 2011). The instrument consists of 12 items. Higher scores indicate greater HRQoL.
Severity of generalized anxiety disorder 1 minutes Generalizied Anxiety Disorder Scale-7 (GAD-7; Spitzer, Kroenke \& Löwe, 2006). The instrument consists of 7 items. Higher score indicate greater anxiety levels.
Health-related quality of life of the chronically-ill children/adolescents (Peds-QL 4.0) 4 minutes Health-related quality of life of the chronically-ill children/adolescents, assessed from the perspective of the child/adolescent (from 10 years of age) and from the perspective of the parents by the "Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory 4.0" (Peds-QL 4.0; (Varni, Seid, \& Kurtin, 2001). Items will be linearly transformed to a scale of 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating better HRQoL.
Psychiatric disorders of the chronically-ill children/adolescents (SDQ) 4 minutes Psychiatric disorders of the chronically-ill children/adolescents assessed perspective of the child/adolescent and from the perspective of the parents by the "Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire" (SDQ; Klasen, Woerner, Rothenberger, \& Goodman, 2003). Items are rated on a three-point Likert scale (0 to 2). Higher scores represent greater psychopathology or greater prosocial behavior.
Severity of depression (PHQ-9) 2 minutes Severity of depression, will be assessed with the 9-question Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9; Löwe et al., 2015). The instrument consists of 9 items. Higher scores indicate greater depression levels.
Mental health of the parents (BSI-18) 4 minutes Mental health of the parents, assessed from the perspective of the parents by the "Brief Symptom Inventory-18" (BSI-18; Spitzer et al., 2011). The instrument consists of 18 items, which are answered on a five-point Likert scale (0 to 4). Higher BSI scores indicate greater psychological distress.
Quality of Life of the parents (EQ-5D) 1 minutes Quality of Life (QoL) of the parents, assessed from the perspective of the parents by the instrument "European Quality of Life Five Dimension" (EQ-5D; Hinz et al., 2006). The instrument consists of 5 dimensions, which are answered on a three-point scale. Higher scores indicate greater QoL.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Family relationships, family dynamics and functionality (FB-A) 3 minutes Family relationships, family dynamics and functionality, assessed from the perspective of the parents, of the chronically-ill children/adolescents and from the sibling, respectively by "Familienbögen" (FB-A; Cierpka \& Frevert, 1994). Items are rated on a four-point Likert scale (0 to 3)
Familial predispositions (FaBel) 3 minutes familial predispositions assessed from the perspective of the parents by the "Familien-Belastungs-Fragebogen" (FaBel; Ravens-Sieberer, 2001). Items are rated on a four-point Likert scale ranging from 1 (is not right at all) to 4 (is completely right).
Social support of the parents, of the chronically-ill children/adolescents (OSSS) 3 minutes Social support of the parents, of the chronically-ill children/adolescents and of the siblings, assessed from the perspective of the parents, of the chronically-ill children/adolescents and from the sibling, respectively, by the "Oslo Social Support Scale" (OSSS; Dalgard, 2006). The sum score ranges from 3 to 14. The higher the sum score, the stronger the social support
Coping of the parents (CHIP-D) 3 minutes Coping of the parents, assessed from the perspective of the parents by the German version of the "Coping Health Inventory for Parents" (CHIP-D; McCubbin, McCubbin, Cauble \& Goldbeck, 2001). Items are rated on a four-point Likert scale (0 to 3). Higher scores represent greater use of the respective coping pattern.
Parent-child communication (PACS) 4 minutes Parent-child communication was assessed from the perspective of the child/adolescent and from the perspective of the parents by the "Parent-Adolescent Communication Scale" (PACS; Barnes \& Olsen, 1982). Items are rated on a five-point Likert scale.
Satisfaction with the relationship and parenting relationship of the parents (PFB) 4 minutes Satisfaction with the relationship and parenting relationship of the parents, assessed from the perspective of the parents by the "Partnerschaftsfragebogen" (PFB; Hahlweg, 2016).
Trial Locations
- Locations (2)
University Medical Center Mannheim
🇩🇪Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf
🇩🇪Hamburg, Germany