The effectiveness of the serious game *Broodles* in improving psychosocial well-being of siblings (6-9 years old) of children with visual impairment and/or intellectual disability: A randomized controlled trial
- Conditions
- brothers and sisters of children with disabilitiessiblings10016214
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON53893
- Lead Sponsor
- Vrije Universiteit
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 308
- Children aged 6 year and older but younger than 10 years (up to 9 years and
11 months) and one of their parents/caregivers.
- Children that have a brother or sister with (strongly suspected) visual
impairment and/or intellectual disability (0-18 years old), with possibly other
comorbid disabilities, disorders or illnesses.
- The brother or sister with a disability lives in the same house (at least
part of the time)
- Children living in the Netherlands or Flanders (Dutch speaking part of
Belgium)
- Children with normal intelligence and vision
- Brother or sister with VI and/or ID lives in a residential care facility on a
full-time basis
- One or both parents have a disability or impairment
- Not speaking the Dutch language
- No written consent from the participant and/or their legal representative
- Another sibling in the household is already included in the study
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>The effectiveness of the serious game *Broodles* is determined by measuring<br /><br>quality of life and sibling adjustment to and perceptions of the disability of<br /><br>the brother or sister. Changes within the two groups, the experimental group<br /><br>and the control group, will be compared.</p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>Additionally the effect of the serious game on the following outcome measures<br /><br>will be investigated:<br /><br>- Sibling self-esteem<br /><br>- Sibling experienced social support<br /><br>- Sibling relationship<br /><br>- Sibling coping skills<br /><br>- Parent-child relationship<br /><br>- Parenting self-efficacy<br /><br><br /><br>Finally it will be investigated how the parents and siblings experience the<br /><br>effectiveness, desirability and applicability of the intervention. </p><br>