Quality of Life in Children With Psychiatric Disorders and Parental Well-being: Effects of Group CBT

Helsinki University Central Hospital (HUCH)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Quality of Life

Treatments: Behavioral: Friends program; Behavioral: TAU

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05808114

HUS/2699/2018

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study examines the immediate and long-term effectiveness of a group cognitive behavioral therapy intervention (GCBT) in improving health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in children treated for mixed psychiatric disorders in naturalistic child psychiatric outpatient settings. The effects of a treatment-as-usual condition (TAU) is also examined. Further, the study aims to explore the associations among children´s HRQOL dimensions and parental well-being, and how GCBT may influence these associations.

Full description

The effectiveness of GCBT and TAU at the different time points are measured using nonparametric tests, such as Friedman tests and Wilcoxon tests. The associations among children´s HRQOL dimensions and parental well-being variables at different time points are explored using a network analysis approach.

Enrollment: 109 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 6 to 13 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• child psychiatric outpatient care
• sufficient skills to participate in group sessions

Exclusion criteria

• child psychiatric inpatient care
• acute suicidality
• excessive physical aggression

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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109 participants in 2 patient groups

Group cognitive behavioral therapy

Experimental group

Description:

Friends Program

Treatment:

Behavioral: Friends program

Treatment as Usual

Experimental group

Description:

A TAU condition during which participants received routine care services tailored to each child individually.

Treatment:

Behavioral: TAU