Impact of Family-Centered Empowerment on Caregivers of Children with Cancer: a Quasi-Experimental Study Protocol

Xiaowan Li

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Malignant Tumor

Treatments: Other: Implementation of routine care measures; Other: Health education intervention program based on a family-centered empowerment model

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06810388

YXKY2024460

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this trial is to understand the impact of a family empowerment-based intervention program on family caregivers' readiness to care and ability to care. It aims to elucidate whether a health education intervention program based on the Family Empowerment Model improves family caregivers' readiness for care and ability to care.

Participants will receive a health education program based on the family empowerment model and will complete questionnaires three days prior to admission, during hospitalization, and three days prior to discharge.This study is a non-pharmacological intervention and will not involve any changes in treatment or chemotherapy regimens.

Enrollment: 128 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria: (1) children aged 0-18 years old, (2) those clinically diagnosed with malignant neoplasms, and (3) first-time visitors to our hospital.

Primary caregiver inclusion criteria: the caregiver is enrolled along with the child, (1) was ≥18 years of age; (2) was a member of the child's immediate family; (3) had cared for the child for the longest period among multiple caregivers; (4) had basic communication and reading skills and was proficient in Chinese; and (5) had no previous or current history of psychiatric illness or consciousness-related disorders.

Exclusion Criteria: (1)Children who abandon treatment or are transferred to a hospital while the study is in progress.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Health Services Research

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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128 participants in 2 patient groups

No interventions have been assigned to arm 'Intervention group' Intervention 'Health education inter

Experimental group

Description:

This study will be divided into 2 groups, one group will implement a health education intervention program based on a family-centered empowerment model, and the other group will implement currently available care measures.And the questionnaire was completed for all patients within three days of admission, any day from three days after admission to three days before discharge, and on the day of the three days before discharge.

Treatment:

Other: Health education intervention program based on a family-centered empowerment model

Other: Implementation of routine care measures

Routine care group

No Intervention group

Description:

The control group will be offered a health education intervention program based on a family-centered empowerment model at their children next admission for chemotherapy treatment.