Social network support and cancer
- Conditions
- We are studying if increased social support can improve quality of life of healthy partners and children living with parental cancer through a psychoeducational program for the family's network.Cancer
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN15982171
- Lead Sponsor
- Center for Crisis Psychology
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 320
1. A healthy parent having a partner or spouse diagnosed with cancer within the last five years
2. One child in every family, aged 8-18 years old, living with a parent who has cancer. With multiple children in the family, the oldest child who is willing to participate is recruited
3. Network members: The parents in the intervention group ask the number of network members they want to participate in the intervention. The inclusion criteria for these network members are: 3.1. Extended family members, friends, neighbors and work colleagues of the parents
3.2. 18 years or older
3.3. Living nearby the family
1. Healthy parent: not living with the ill parent or the ill parent has died, serious disease themselves
2. Children: below 8 years, not living with ill parent, serious disease themselves
3. Network members: living more than two hours driving from the family
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Healthy parent: Social support, mental health and quality of life <br>2. Children: Mental health and Quality of life<br>3. Network: Social support<br>Collected via questionnaires at baseline, 3 months and 6 months.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Healthy parent: resilience, parental capacity<br>2. Network: quality of life, mental health, resilience <br>Collected via questionnaires at baseline, 3 months and 6 months.