Effectiveness of a cognitive-behavioural based group intervention for children with chronic disease
Completed
- Conditions
- Chronic illnessNot Applicable
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN60919570
- Lead Sponsor
- The Netherlands Organisation for Health Research and Development (ZonMw) (Netherlands)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 162
Inclusion Criteria
1. Children and adolescents with a chronic disease
2. Aged 8 - 18 years old, either sex
3. Parents visiting the outpatient clinic of one of the five participating hospitals
Exclusion Criteria
1. Children receiving special education are excluded, because intellectual disabilities require an adapted program to overcome their communicative difficulties
2. Families will not be excluded based on ethnicity, but participants should be able to fill in Dutch questionnaires
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Social emotional functioning, measured using the Child Behaviour Check List (CBCL), and the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ). Assessments will be at baseline, post-treatment and at six months and 12 months follow-up.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Assessments will be at baseline, post-treatment and at six months and 12 months follow-up:<br>1. Health related quality of life (KIDSREEN/DISABKIDS instruments)<br>2. Self perception (Self-Perception Profile for Children)<br>3. Copings skills (Coping Skills Inventory [CSI])<br>4. Parental stress (NOSIK instrument)<br>5. Parent-child interaction <br>6. Perceived vulnerability (Child Vulnerabilty Scale)